Closing yield gap for sustainable food security in sub-Saharan Africa – progress, challenges, and opportunities

• Published in: Frontiers in agronomy Vol. 7
• Main Authors: Ongoma, Victor, Brouziyne, Youssef, Bouras, El Houssaine, Chehbouni, Abdelghani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 15.05.2025
• Subjects: Africa; agriculture; climate change; food security; sustainable development

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains food insecure despite having a climatic and biophysical potential to grow the crops to meet its growing food demand. Closing yield gap presents an opportunity to increase agricultural productivity in SSA for food security and economic stability in line with SDG 2 and...