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Agricultural Sustainability on the Rise in Gabon



This article gives a really good overview over the country Gabon’s recent policy implementations made to better the sustainability of their agriculture. With President Ondimba’s new interest in expanding the agricultural sector, Gabon has began making enormous strides towards better agricultural practices. By decreasing imports, expanding the agricultural sector, and by combating environmental factors such as the Tsetse fly, Gabon has become a model country for other African nations in the region. These programs are already starting to show great results since their introduction in 2016, improving the agricultural employment by over 10%. When reading this article try to think of how such programs could be implemented in other countries? Could other Sub-saharan African nations show similar results? Would such a program work in other regions outside of Africa?

For further information on the Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan that has been implemented feel free to check out this article (https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/seeds-growth-efforts-focus-boosting-production-and-encouraging-new-generation-farmers) which gives information on the details of the plans of action!

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  1. While the Delegation of Malaysia strongly favors initiatives such as those implemented in Gabon, it also acknowledges the need for specific solutions in each region. Based on its geographic position and resource availability, nations will have different varying agricultural needs that would need to be met. Hence, it would be futile to impose a structure that has been proven to work in one country on all other areas, ignoring their distinct issues. Malaysia believes that a more helpful approach would be dividing the continent into layered zones of similarities based on major types of food waste, meat consumption, soil quality and climate. These overlapping sections would then allow for wholesome, unique solutions for each country that are more likely to assist them in alleviating the issue. This also holds true in regions outside of Africa. While some issues such as wastage of food are prevalent all around the globe, others such as desertification are restrained to only a small area. Along with this, developed nations must work towards modernization of farming techniques while developing countries are still trying to make use of basic farmland. Having specialized plans to meet these distinct needs will prove more successful in creating a sustainable food supply to fuel the future.

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