Government officials, international partners, and global experts are deliberating on land management at the COP15 taking place in Abidjan.

The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is themed Land, Life, Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.

Centered around actions to ensure that land, continues to benefit the present and future generations, data by agriculture experts indicates harmful practices threatening food security.

Speaking on Tuesday, Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general of the Food and agriculture organization FAO, outlined green recovery as a game-changer.