CIAO DATE: 12/2009
November 2009
Between June 2008 and July 2009, over 40 billion dollars were pledged by the main donor countries to provide emergency response to the food crisis and to sustainably invest in agriculture in developing countries. In addition, the donor and beneficiary countries, the United Nations, the World Bank and other actors called for better coordination of interventions on the ground, as well as increased investment in national strategies and policies. These two elements were identified as essential points for action in the joint statement on food security made at L’Aquila, during the last G8 summit. A year and a half after the “high level conference on global food security” organised in Rome by the FAO, this study attempts to present an initial review of the undertakings made at international level and how they translate into reality in Niger, Ghana and Burkina Faso. Based on these concrete examples, it outlines the main challenges and stakes facing these countries that will determine the future of agricultural development in the three countries studied.
Resource link: Aid for Agriculture: Promises and the Reality on the Ground [PDF] - 496K