Policy Analysis related to Agriculture
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Fact sheet: What is Feed the Future?
The U.S. Feed the Future initiative is a groundbreaking strategy to make smart investments in farming, infrastructure, and training. MORE
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Breaking the cycle of crisis and boosting growth through African agriculture: A call to the U.S. Government for urgent action
Investments in agriculture can have a huge impact on many of the world's poorest people, particularly in Africa. MORE
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INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: Solving Somalia's Food Security Emergency
As a result of the current famine in Somalia, 30,000 children died between April and July 2011, and four million people throughout the country are food insecure, including three million in south Somalia. MORE
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The Millennium Challenge Account
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is an innovative approach to foreign assistance that delivers substantial new resources to a carefully selected group of poor countries to support development and poverty reduction. MORE
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Summary of Recommendations for the 2009 Pittsburgh G20 Summit
Host an Upcoming G20 in Africa: Africa must be integrated into discussions on the global economic recovery. Made up of 900 million potential producers and consumers, Africa has enormous potential to bring long-term benefits to the rest of the world. The continent offers untapped resources-agricultural potential, economic opportunities and energy supplies-that could help resolve many of the world's current challenges. The first task of the G20 must be to bring Africa and other developing nations into the center of the global economic recovery plan. To acknowledge the importance of Africa and take the first step towards cultivating the potential of the continent, the G20 should agree to hold an upcoming Summit in Africa. Doing so will showcase the importance of the continent as a world partner and emphasize that Africa must be a part of the solution....
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SMART Aid Success Stories
There are countless examples of SMART Aid programmes achieving results across Africa, whether in fighting disease, promoting literacy, boosting agriculture, helping African countries to trade and attract investment, or empowering African citizens to fight corruption and hold their own governments to account. MORE
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From Vision to Action: ONE's Presidential Transition Briefing
In November 2008, ONE delivered its transition briefing, "From Vision to Action: Realizing the Potential for Development in an Obama Administration," to President-elect Obama's transition team. PDF Download. MORE
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The Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, leaders from 189 nations signed on to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight ambitious targets designed to significantly reduce global poverty and disease by 2015. MORE
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Agriculture
Growth in agriculture is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. MORE