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: 亚洲精品无码av人在线观看| 天堂www网最新版资源官网| 久久久无码精品午夜| 九色综合狠狠综合久久| 亚洲精品你懂的| 伊人久久综合谁合综合久久| 啦啦啦手机完整免费高清观看 | 日韩电影免费在线观看网站| 欧美电影《轻佻寡妇》| 爱豆传媒在线视频观看网站入口| 精品人人妻人人澡人人爽人人| 精品少妇人妻AV一区二区三区| 色噜噜综合亚洲AV中文无码| 蜜桃麻豆www久久国产精品| 视频在线观看一区二区| 韩国男男腐啪GV肉视频| 高清无码视频直接看| 香蕉视频在线观看免费国产婷婷| 黄色大片视频网站| 说女生二哈是什么意思| 蜜臀亚洲AV无码精品国产午夜. | а√最新版在线天堂| 一本之道无吗一二三区| 一级做a爰片性色毛片视频图片| 三级伦理在线播放| www.日本高清视频| 99re热视频这里只精品| 8x国产在线观看| h视频在线观看免费完整版| 欧美人与物videos另| 麻豆国产在线观看免费| 色综合天天综合网国产成人网| 羞羞漫画小舞被黄漫免费| 精品无码一区在线观看| 真实子伦视频不卡| 激情五月激情综合网| 欧美在线观看网址| 日本肉体裸交xxxxbbbb| 成人怡红院视频在线观看| 天天躁日日躁aaaaxxxx| 国产精品线在线精品国语|