Press Releases related to Agriculture
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A GROWING OPPORTUNITY: Investment in agriculture crucial to drive down poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
Agriculture could be a catalyst for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, but lack of funding for strategic investment risks undermining progress, according to a report published today by the ONE Campaign. Despite agriculture’s significant contribution to the economy of most African countries, investment in infrastructure, technology, and market development for the sector remains very low. More
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ONE welcomes EU nutrition proposals
The European Commission has announced plans to boost efforts to tackle malnutrition as a key part of its future development aid strategy. More
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Summit in Sight: The G8 in Africa from Gleneagles to Lough Erne
With the Government's aid commitments under increasing scrutiny as we approach the Budget, a new report reveals that millions of lives have been saved and people lifted out of extreme poverty as a result of the bold pledges agreed at the G8 summit in Gleneagles eight years ago. More
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ONE welcomes initiative to drive innovation in agriculture
Anti-poverty campaign group ONE has today welcomed the launch of AgResults, a new initiative to drive private sector investment into innovative agricultural solutions. More
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ONE urges G20 leaders to prioritise policies that deliver for the poorest
World leaders have a unique opportunity to agree action on three fronts at the G20 Summit that could help transform the lives of the world’s poorest people. Concrete measures to promote transparency around natural resource revenues, tackle food insecurity and hunger, and improve poor people’s access to energy are all under consideration but it will require strong leadership to ensure they are not forgotten. More
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ONE reacts to UK’s support for G8 Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security
ONE reacts to the Department for International Development’s announcement that the UK will join G8 nations, African countries, aid agencies and 45 leading multinational and African companies in a new alliance for food and nutrition. More
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Oxfam & ONE welcome EU initiative to prevent yet another crisis in the Horn of Africa
EU Development Ministers, meeting today in Brussels, gave the green light to SHARE - a new European initiative to boost the prevention of hunger and famine in the Horn of Africa. More
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ONE Welcomes G8 Foreign Ministers’ Continuing Support for Effective Global Health, Food Security and Nutrition Programs
Michael Elliott, President and CEO of ONE, issued the following reaction to the G8’s Foreign Ministers’ communiqué More
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Britain’s Olympic hope Mo Farah joins campaigners across the world to sow the seeds of change
New analysis published today by ONE has found that 50 million people could be locked in extreme poverty and 15 million children could remain chronically malnourished unless world leaders take urgent action to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.
These new findings have been released to mark the launch of Thrive, ONE’s ambitious new campaign that calls on each of us to play our part to break the cycle of hunger and poverty by tackling their root causes. More -
ONE calls on President Kikwete to tackle food security
A group of smallholder farmers and ordinary African citizens marched to State House Tanzania today to deliver a petition signed by more than 16,000 Africans. The petition calls on African leaders to provide greater food security for ordinary Africans by investing more in support for smallholder farmers. Campaigners called on President Jakaya Kikwete to take the lead on investment in sustainable agriculture, setting an example for other African Leaders. More
