this is the Agriculture Report.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization saysAfrica has more food security problems than any other continent.Representatives of more than 50 countriesgathered in Tunisia capital Tunis last month for the agency's 28th yearly Conference on Africa.The meeting ended with a renewed promise of supportfor food security and continuing development.The FAO says Africa has had strong economic growth in recent years.But it says the continent continues to sufferfrom low agricultural productivity, low incomes in rural areasand high rates of malnutrition.Still, the agency says, the situation has improved in some areas,including increased production of basic crops.It says farmers are growing better kinds of bananasin eastern and central Africa.And it says they are planting maizethat produces more crops in an hectare.Farmers are also growing more cotton, teas and flowers.But the FAO says all of that is not enough for the growing population.Bukar Tijani is the Assistant Director-General of the agency.He says the agency wants to help increase investment in small farms,many of which are controlled by women.And he says, he wants to help bring young people into farming."The theme of the conference itself is really to support youthin different endeavors of agriculture.That is crops, livestock, , forest productsand the value chain activities related to it,including technologies, communication, ICT– everything that could attract youth into itbecause it's big monies," said Tijani.The FAO says, agricultural production in African countrieshas increased less than one-percent every year,compared to two-percent in other developing countries.Mr Tijani says the FAO and its members should help African countriescreate a dependable, solid agricultural system.He says this means young people must become farmers."The future of Africa or any generation lies in the youth.And that is why I'm calling on youth to come into agribusinessso that you can have employment generation, wealth creation,incomes within agriculture across Africa," said Tijani.To improve food security, 6 countries signed agreements with the FAO.They will receive 2 million dollars eachfrom the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund.The nations are Central African Republic, Ethiopia,Malawi, Mali, Niger and South Sudan.And that's the VOA Learning English Agriculture Report.