Information
- Submitted by: United Kingdom
- Topic: Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture
- Keywords: Financial assistance, Africa and Asia, Agriculture, Poverty eradication, Smallholders.
- Location: Africa, Asia
- Date of completion: 2013
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Deliverables & Resources
Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture
Partner(s)
UK, International Fund for Agriculture Development
Description/achievement of initiative
The UK is absolutely committed to playing our part and to working with our international partners.
At home: we are on track to deliver our commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance to developing countries from 2013. As part of this, I am announcing that the British Government will provide up to £150 million to the International Fund for Agriculture Development’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme.
(Statement made by Nick Clegg, Deputy of Prime Minister, Government of UK, at the Plenary Speech, delivered at Rio+20 Summit 21st June 2012. available at:
Nick Clegg's Rio+20 Plenary Speech, Deputy Prime Minister )
Implementation methodologies
More information can be found through this link:Nick Clegg's Rio+20 Plenary Speech, Deputy Prime Minister
Deliverables
| Deliverable | Date |
| We are on track to deliver our commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance to developing countries from 2013. | 2013 |
Resources
| Type | Details |
| Financing (in USD) | $241,020,000 |
| Other, please specify | The British Government will provide up to £150 million to the International Fund for Agriculture Development’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme. |