Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis

STORY: Horn of African agriculture ministers urge policy shift to end hunger crisis DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of dried-up vegetation 2. various of dried-up river 3. various of irrigation 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABU BAKR OMER ELBUSHRA, Sudan's Minister for Agriculture and Forests 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHMED MADOBE NUNOW, Somalia's Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation 6. various of animals drinking water 7. a public school STORYLINE: A radical overhaul of existing agricultural policies combined with smart investments, research and technology adoption will be key to ending the hunger crisis in the Horn of African region, ministers said Friday. Speaking at a forum convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, in Kenya's capital Nairobi, the ministers stressed that eradicating food insecurity in the region hinged on a speedy transition to climate-smart and commercially-driven farm