Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on African leaders to attract more youths and women into agriculture to increase food production.
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He made the call in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Monday at a Development Round Table for Partnership to end Hunger in Africa.
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Obasanjo said the private sector and other stakeholders must play key roles to make the proposal to work and succeed.
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The roundtable session was moderated by Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina.
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The AU, FAO and the Lula Institute convened the meeting with the theme "Unified approach to end hunger in Africa by 2025".
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Obasanjo said for Africa to eradicate hunger and poverty, "agric-business must replace farming.''