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food security Congo leases 30% of its land The Republic of the Congo has invited South Africa's farmers to help it become self-sufficient in food production. South Africa, the continent's top maize producer, has one of the most advanced agriculture sector. Dubbed the biggest land deal in recent African history, Congo has offered 10 million hectares of farmland--almost 30 per cent of the country--to grow maize, soybean and for poultry