{
  "id": 4765778,
  "title": "Africa’s food systems must be judged by what farmers earn – AGRA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/africas-food-systems-must-be-judged-by-what-farmers-earn-agra",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-01T02:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/africas-food-systems-must-be-judged-by-what-farmers-earn-agra/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "AGRA, a pan-African institution focused on scaling agricultural innovations, recently published a report highlighting the need to judge Africa's food systems by what farmers earn. While acknowledging significant progress made over the past two decades, the report titled \"Africa's agrifood system transformation and the path ahead\" emphasizes that more work is required to transform the continent's food systems. The report underscores advancements in breeding capacity, seed companies, national agricultural research systems, fertilizer use, access to quality inputs, agricultural advisory services, and off-farm agrifood employment. By focusing on farmers' earnings, AGRA aims to measure the true impact and success of agrifood system transformation in Africa.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/more-with-less-why-investing-in-africas-food-systems-is-a-good-bet",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "West Africa food trade must prioritize nutrition, experts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/west-africa-food-trade-must-prioritize-nutrition-experts-say",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:45:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Africa’s food systems must be judged by what farmers earn – AGRA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/africas-food-systems-must-be-judged-by-what-farmers-earn-agra-4768707",
        "published": "2026-09-01T02:06:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}