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Africa Connect: 2nd UN Food Systems Summit 2025 - Scalable Solutions for Promoting Sustainable Food Systems

August 29, 2025·19 min·2 clips

Dr. Kariuki reveals that conflict creates only losers, with innocent victims suffering hunger as a direct aftermath of war.

Dr. Paul Kariuki discusses the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit held in Addis Ababa, analyzing progress toward zero hunger goals while addressing new threats like climate change and conflict. The conversation covers climate-smart agriculture, food waste reduction, and Africa's potential as a food producer through better support for small-scale farmers.

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A steady discussion of food security, climate resilience, and shared responsibility.

The episode stays close to the real work of food systems: getting food produced, processed, distributed, prepared, and eaten in ways that actually hold together. Dr.

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You want a clear, serious take on Africa's food systems and the UN Food Systems Summit stock take, without the noise.

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