The EAC region is frequently affected by food shortages and pockets of hunger although the region as a whole has a huge potential and capacity to produce enough food for regional consumption and a large surplus for export to the world market. There are many factors leading to this state of affairs but the most critical are: (i) inadequate food exchange/trade between times and/or places of abundant harvest on one hand, and those with deficit on the other; and (ii) high variability in production caused by high variability of weather which is becoming worse due to climate change Hence, the East African Community Food Security Action Plan has been developed to address food insecurity in the region. One of the main objectives of the EAC as set out in the Treaty is the achievement of food security and rational agricultural production. The EAC Food Security Action Plan will guide coordination and implementation of the joint programmes and projects emanating from this plan.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
EAC Secretariat.

Region
Africa

Biome
Arid lands, Tropical

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
Multiple use