The first of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. According to the World Bank report World Development Indicators 2003, one sixth of the world’s population suffers hunger due to extreme poverty. Part of the hunger problem that is increasingly receiving attention is nutrition insecurity, or malnutrition, which affects one
Ten years on from when the Millennium Development Goals were first set, key private sector organisations in the agriculture sector have joined the global efforts to address the anti-hunger and environment objectives of the MDGs.
Agrium and Mosaic are two fertilizer companies that partner with Millennium Promise, an NGO committed to supporting the achievement of the
A growing consensus on the importance of agriculture in achieving the Millennium Development Goals has culminated with the announcement that the World Bank will increase its funding to agriculture to between $6 and $8 billion a year over the next three years.
This is a big increase from the $4.1 billion pledged annually before 2008 and
David King of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) address the UN General Assembly on Monday in New York. He advised delegates on the potential role that farm families can play in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Here is the text of his speech:
UN HIGH-LEVEL PLENARY SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Ajay Shriram, the President of the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) will be speaking next week at the Interactive Hearings on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on behalf of Farming First.
On 14th and 15th June, the UN General Assembly will gather in New York with representatives of international NGOs, civil society organisations and the private
