Gabon targets food self-sufficiency with massive agricultural investment plan

In a hard-hitting interview with Jeune Afrique, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema delivered a blunt assessment of Gabon’s deep reliance on food imports. Addressing the nation’s chronic dependence on foreign produce, the Head of State unveiled an aggressive, time-bound agricultural strategy aimed at reclaiming the country’s food sovereignty by 2030.