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i) Rapid population growth has put a lot of pressure on the available food resources, leading to shortages
ii) Poor transport network has led to uneven distribution of food supplies in some African countries,
iii) Poor and inadequate storage facilities have led to wastage of a lot of food
iv) Most African countries lack adequate capital for agriculture development/financial problems,
v) Poor farming methods have led to low agricultural yields,
vi) The eating habits have created artificial food shortages in Africa as some people prefer certain types of the drought resistance crops
vii) Political stability in some African countries has undermined food production due to insecurity,
viii) Infertile soils
ix) Conservative attitude of Africans in adopting modern farming methods
x) Decline in growing of the drought resistance crops
xi) Poor economic planning/no motivation to farmers/poor marketing facilities
xii) Low income/poverty
xiii) Land tenure systems in some African countries
xiv) Food production has been affected by rural - urban migration, which has created shortage of labour in the agricultural sectors
xv) Overdependence on donations and foreign aid has made it difficult for African countries to find solutions to their problems of food shortage/importation,
xvi) Over - emphasis of cash crops has led to the decline of food production,
xvii) Destructive human activities such as cutting down of trees have turned productive land into wasteland thus leading to low food production
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