The World Economic Forum says Africa has 60% of global uncultivated arable land. [1] This might be what you remembered? Africa’s problem isn’t the availability

The World Economic Forum says Africa has 60% of global uncultivated arable land. [1] This might be what you remembered? Africa’s problem isn’t the availability of arable land it’s soil fertility. The soils in Africa are mostly bad to meh. [2][3] The less fertile the soil the more fertilizer inputs it needs to produce. 1. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-the-world/#:~:text=Africa%20remains%20a%20net%20importer,have%20struggled%20to%20keep%20pace https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/how-africa-can-feed-t.... 2. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?cid=nrcs142p2_054024 https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/use/?... 3. https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45.280%2C57.012%2C58.382 https://www.isda-africa.com/isdasoil/?location=-17.741%2C-45...