FAO Food & Agriculture Organization [to 29 March 2014]
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FAO Conference in Tunis emphasizes need to mobilize resources in Africa
Focus on 2025 Zero Hunger target for Africa, youth and inclusion.
28 March 2014, Tunis – The FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 24 to 28 March 2014, concluded its 28th Session, reaffirming its commitment to food security and sustainable development.
“We have given our full support to the 2025 Zero Hunger target for Africa,” declared FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva, in his closing address. He was flanked by Tunisian Prime/…
….A final report adopted by the Conference recognized the importance of enhancing the business opportunities that agriculture offers to African youth as a pathway to social inclusion, food security and sustainable development.
….The African ministers of agriculture recommended member countries allocate dedicated financial resources for youth employment within agricultural and rural development programmes, particularly investments in the technical and entrepreneurial capacity of the region’s youth, as well as their access to key productive resources, notably land and finance…

28-03-2014
First six countries to benefit from Africa-led fund
Africa Solidarity Trust Fund to support ongoing efforts to eradicate hunger, reduce malnutrition and poverty [Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger and South Sudan]

28-03-2014
Africa’s youth key to strengthening agricultural economy
More investment needed to create new opportunities for young people in the sector, FAO Director-General tells Regional Conference.

27-03-2014
FAO calls for action to accelerate economic transformation and development in Africa
Despite important economic progress and agricultural successes, Africa remains the world’s most food insecure continent, with relatively low levels of agricultural productivity, low rural incomes, and high rates of malnutrition, FAO said today.
24-03-2014