The history of agriculture in Africa as a whole

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• The economic history in general of Africa as a whole

Food supply situation and crop prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa

Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture. Press release by Food and Agriculture Organization, May 1996. FAO says sharply higher cereal prices make sub-Saharan Africa's food security outlook precarious.

African Scientists Endorse Genetically Modified Food

By Judith Achieng‘, IPS, 20 July 1999. A growing number of African scientists are slowly accepting the idea of genetically modified food as a solution to the continent's perennial food crisis.

AIDS Plants Crop of Death in Africa

By Jon Jeter, Washington Post, 12 December 1999. Loss of manpower resources because of AIDS.