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MWITA-FAW-2026-005 · Evidence A · P0

AfDB's 2026 effectiveness review reported Africa's cereal yield at 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, broadly unchanged from 1.69 in 2020 and below the cited global average of about 4.2.

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What this does not establish

The average does not mean every African country or crop is stagnant.

Counterevidence & uncertainty

Crop mix, weather and national statistical capacity influence the aggregate.

What would change the reading

Track crop- and country-specific harvested area and yield series.

Primary routes

FAW-S003https://www.afdb.org/en/annual-development-effectiveness-review-2026/chapter-2-feed-africa-agriculture-and-food-systemsOpen source record →

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