Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Africa

African leaders push for increment of funding to end rural poverty

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-10-20 19:48
Share
Share - WeChat
Melissa Kabore, 4, jumps over a puddle in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on June 12, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

African heads of state have called on world leaders to increase their funding to the International Fund for Agricultural Development to end poverty and hunger in the continent.

Leaders from Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, C?te d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togowrote lettersto their counterparts in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, urging them to increase their investments to the International Fundto enable it realize its vision of vibrant rural communities where people live free from poverty and hunger.

Theyspecifically called for a significant increase in contributions to the International Fund's 12thReplenishment – a year-long consultative process during which member states come together to agree on strategic directions and mobilize funds for the UN agency to provide as concessional loans and grants to developing countries.

"A successful replenishment has the potential to unlock billions of dollars in financing to transform rural economies and food systems around the world, as well as enable the International Fund to double its impact by 2030 and contribute to ending poverty and hunger," the leaders wrote.

The International Fund for Agricultural Developmentaims to deliver an overall program of work amounting to $10 billion for the period with over half of investments allocated to Africa.

This would help more than 140 million small-scale producers increase their production and raise their incomes through better market access and resilience, contributing to creating jobs and improving food security and nutrition for those at risk of being left behind.

"Investing in building the resilience of rural people is now more important than ever in order to secure food supplies, safeguard rural livelihoods, ensure that progress made over the years is not lost and prevent more rural people from falling into poverty and hunger," the leaders wrote.

According to the World Bank, 82 percent of people living in extreme poverty in Africa live in rural areas.

Globally, the International Fundestimates 3 billion people, translating to around 40 percent of the global population, live in the rural areas of developing countries.Most of these people depend on small, family farms for their income and sustenance.

Additionally, despite being disproportionately poor, rural people grow the food that feeds nations.

According to the International Labor Organization, the agricultural sector employs an average of 54 percent of the working population in Africa.

The World Bank attributes poverty reduction restrains in Sub-Saharan Africa partly to rapid population growth and high fertility.

The bank recommends that African countries should accelerate fertility transition through cost-effective interventions like family planning programs, which complement efforts to increase female education and increase their income opportunities for greater empowerment.

In its previous report on winning in Africa's agricultural market, McKinsey and Company, a United States-based management consulting firm, said realizing Africa's full agricultural potential will require significant investment.

Sub-Saharan Africa,for example, will need eight times more fertilizer, six times more improved seed, at least $8 billion of investment in basic storage, and as much as $65 billion in irrigation to fulfill its agricultural promise.

The firm said much investment alsowill be needed in basic infrastructure, such as roads, ports, and electricity, as well as improvements in policies and regional trade flows.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 黄色a级在线观看| 一级毛片成人免费看a| 欧美色视频在线| 国产a三级三级三级| 2018高清国产一区二区三区| 性xxxx18免费观看视频| 久久综合九色综合91| 波多野结衣456| 啊灬啊灬啊灬快好深用力免费| 色偷偷人人澡久久天天| 女博士梦莹全篇完整小说| 久久久久人妻精品一区二区三区 | 美女扒开尿口给男人看的让| 国产精品9999久久久久仙踪林| jizz免费看| 无翼乌全彩之大雄医生| 亚洲人成色7777在线观看不卡| 玛雅视频网站在线观看免费| 国产一级二级在线观看| 婷婷综合五月天| 在线免费观看日韩视频| 三级在线看中文字幕完整版| 日韩在线视频免费看| 亚洲成a人无码| 男人j插入女人p| 国产一区二区三区精品视频| 亚洲国产成人va在线观看| 在线综合亚洲欧美自拍| 一级特黄a大片免费| 日本最新免费网站| 亚洲av永久无码精品古装片| 波多野结衣系列无限发射| 午夜无码国产理论在线| 青草视频网站在线观看| 国产精品VA在线观看无码不卡| 99热这就是里面只有精品| 成人国产在线24小时播放视频| 久久大香伊焦在人线免费| 欧美一级片观看| 亚洲欧美日韩人成| 狠狠色噜噜狠狠狠狠97俺也去|