FAMILY FARMERS ACROSS AFRICA FACE ECONOMIC DEVASTATION DUE TO COVID-19...
African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis... 16 April, 2020 According to the Impact of Coronavirus on Africa's Agriculture April 2020 report released by Selina Wamucii, family farmers across Africa are facing economic devastation as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts exports and global food supply chains. The report provides a recent and ground-up perspective on how the pandemic is affecting African farmers. Millions of African smallholder farmers who grow fruits and vegetables (FFV) for export have lost market access as flights are cancelled and borders restricted around the world. Global disruption of supply chains is also affecting the import of agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, and insecticides. John Oroko, CEO of Selina Wamucii, intra-Africa says that trade is around 2% while exports from Africa to the rest of the world range from 80% to 90% of total exports, of which a huge share is made up of agricultural produce. "The Covid...