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Statement by AGRA Chairman on EU proposal to spend unused EU budget to help African farmers

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Nairobi, Kenya
July 18, 2008

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) welcomes the European Union’s intention to channel 1 billion Euros to African farmers. The commitment reflected in this announcement is critical to solving the global food security crisis. Increasing agricultural productivity in Africa through the immediate provision of inputs from seeds and fertilizers to finance is an important step in generating a strong and rapid response to boost agricultural productivity and increasing economic development. The support of the EU at this critical time is an important step towards improving food security across Africa and a welcome show of solidarity with African smallholder farmers.

About the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a dynamic partnership working across the African continent to help millions of small-scale farmers and their families lift themselves out of poverty and hunger. AGRA programs develop practical solutions to significantly boost farm productivity and incomes for the poor while safeguarding the environment. AGRA advocates for policies that support its work across all key aspects of the African agricultural “value chain”—from seeds, soil health, and water to markets and agricultural education.

AGRA’s Board is chaired by Kofi A. Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations. AGRA’s President is Dr. A. Namanga Ngongi, former Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) AGRA maintains offices in Nairobi, Kenya, and Accra, Ghana.

 

 

 

 

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