Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango has called for global solidarity in the fight against hunger and poverty, stressing that these challenges transcend national borders.

According to a statement issued Friday by the Vice President's Office, Mpango made the appeal on Thursday while addressing the Second Brazil-Africa Dialogue on Food Security, Fight Against Hunger, and Rural Development held in Brasilia, Brazil.

Mpango stressed that hunger and poverty remain pressing issues, particularly in Africa, despite the continent's vast natural resources.

He identified several critical areas in need of urgent attention, including armed conflicts, political instability, climate change, and inadequate agricultural infrastructure such as irrigation systems, storage facilities, and information and communications technology tools that provide key data on seeds, markets, and agricultural products.

Other persistent challenges, he noted, include insufficient agricultural financing, the export of raw materials without value addition, and limited investment in research and development.

He further emphasized the need for policy reforms that empower women, key contributors to Africa's agricultural sector, through land ownership rights and the elimination of discriminatory cultural practices.