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One in five Africans are underfed due to climate impact on farming

International Food Policy Research Institute Africa Director Ousmane Bidiane (left), Africa Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership Chairman Namanga Ngong, Thomas Jayne, co-author of the Africa Agriculture Status Report 2016 and David Ameyaw, lead author, during the launch of the report, Tuesday. [PHOTO: PROTUS ONYANGO/STANDARD]

One in every five people in Africa is undernourished due to insufficient nutritious food, a World Bank report shows.

This translates to 230 million Africans. This number could rise to 350 million by 2050 if appropriate adaptation measures are not taken to cope with the intensity of future climate change.

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