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A food crisis in northern Burundi’s Kirundo province – the result of failed rains – has prompted many women to make a long daily commute to neighbouring Rwanda, where a day’s work in a field earns them just enough money to feed their family for a day. (Photo: IRIN/Judith Basutama)
"We have worked with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, to obtain political risk insurance on our investments," says Neil Crowder, a founding partner at British firm Chayton Africa, which recently acquired a 20,000 ha farm in Zambia.
A visitor checks the quality of basmati rice available as a model promotes the brand at Gulfood exhibition, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (Photo: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News)
"The era of low-food price is over, worldwide" says Dr Mahendra Shah, Director of Programme International Affairs, QNFSP.
