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Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture
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

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

UK, International Fund for Agriculture Development
Progress reports
Goal 2
2013
We are on track to deliver our commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance to developing countries from 2013.
Financing (in USD)
241,020,000 USD
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.

Basic information
Time-frame: 2012 - 2013
Partners
UK, International Fund for Agriculture Development
Countries
Contact information
Alexandra Davison, First Secretary (Global Economy & Climate Change) | UK Mission to the United Nations, alexandra.davison@fco.gov.uk
United Nations