He was speaking at seminar on the fringe of the seventh Tokyo International Conference  on African Development attended by 28  African heads of state including President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells the  seminar that Japan will use technological innovation, which is the key to agriculture,  to increase Africa’s annual rice production to 50 million tons by 2030.

African farmers are urged to move from growing food to eat to cultivating crops to sell.

He says increasing the income generating potential of agriculture will persuade more young people to seek careers in this field.

He’s convinced African youth can take agriculture to a new level.

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