Averting hunger in sub-Saharan Africa requires data and synthesis

Averting hunger in sub-Saharan Africa requires data and synthesis

Sub-Saharan Africa needs data to conquer hunger

Once-in-a-generation swarms of locusts are attacking crops in sub-Saharan Africa, and COVID-19 is threatening long-term disruption to food-supply chains. The United Nations has warned of famine on a scale that has not been seen in 50 years. Researchers must help to build agile, inclusive data collection and analysis to inform agricultural policy and avert disaster, argue global-development researcher Jaron Porciello and five colleagues.

Nature | 10 min read