Africa has long been the forgotten continent. With few exceptions, the health and quality of life indices in Africa have been receding steadily, technology lags far behind that in the developed countries, social services are in some places non-existent and where present, are either stagnant or backsliding, and the continent almost in its entirety groans under the burden of servicing massive debt. The prevailing situation on our continent is that in spite of the size of the landmass, in spite of the richness of our natural endowment and diversity, Africa continues to be the poorest continent in the world. Yet, the continent abounds in untouched natural and human resources. The United Nations, for example, estimates that there are over 800 million hectares of unused, cultivable land that could provide the basis for a green revolution in food production—land that could be used to tackle food shortages in Africa and other parts of the world.