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Agricultural investments and hunger in Africa modeling potential contributions to SDG2 – Zero Hunger

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Highlights • Increased agricultural investments alone will not achieve SDG2 in Africa; complementary non-ag investments will be needed.• Climate change could lead to 16 million more people at risk of… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Increased agricultural investments alone will not achieve SDG2 in Africa; complementary non-ag investments will be needed.• Climate change could lead to 16 million more people at risk of hunger compared to a scenario without climate change.• Investment in agriculture can more than compensate for the negative effects of climate change.• Enhanced agricultural R&D can reduce the prevalence of hunger by 55 million people in Africa.• Multi-model ensemble used to more holistically assess cost and benefits of increased agricultural investments in Africa.

Keywords: agricultural investments; investments hunger; hunger; hunger africa; climate change; africa modeling

Journal Title: World Development
Year Published: 2019

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