As many in East Africa are dying from the effects of severe drought, a recent report commissioned by the African Union shows that African science pays scant attention to issues relating to drought and food security.
"Issues related to food security, the effects of drought, poor crops, and the impact of internationalisation and open trade on certain markets have yet to generate appropriate R&D (Research and Development)."
According to the report, the general state of science in Africa is still lagging behind those of developing regions in the world.
"It should be noted that Africa’s share of world science continues to decrease. The few African countries where scientific output is substantial and even growing are not as productive as developing countries elsewhere in the world; these countries therefore do not have a significant effect on the overall findings in this regard. For Africa to become more competitive with respect to scientific output will require greater investment in human capital development, the strengthening of scientific institutions and equipment, as well as significantly higher funding for science."
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