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Agriculture
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“It is in the agricultural sector that the battle for long-term economic development will be won or lost” (Gunnar Myrdal).
If logics is to have a say; capacity-building and self-reliance will get agriculture back on the priority list of NGOs and donors. If it is not done right; the farmable land will be bought-up by foreigners and the ground will be exploited and left infertil, as has happened in many parts of China and India. A green revolution may be necessary but lets try to learn from past mistakes and make sustainable revolution, without using up groundwater and soil-fertility. Coordination and regulation is quite essential here.
There are many good reasons why agriculture need more attention:
- “70% of the poor in developing countries live in rural areas and are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for their livelihood”, (World Bank, 2008).
- If small villages do not offer employment and reasonable living conditions; people will move to cities, and add to the problems of housing there, instead of being part of the solution, where villagers keep the cities supplied with agricultural products.
- Agriculture is culture; it should be kept that way. Maximising profits isn't everything.
- Small-scale agriculture should be supported as it is more sustainable then large-scale.
Main International Organization
- African Development Bank
- FAO
- IFAD
- WHO and UNICEF (Water projects sometimes include irrigation).
- World Bank
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While agriculture accounts for a third of national income in countries in protracted crisis, the sector receives only 4 percent of humanitarian aid and 3 percent of development aid (FAO, SOFI, 2010).
Relevant Links
- FAO has good maps for planning your production See here or here
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