FARM-Africa
FARM-Africa works with small-scale farmers and herders in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. It aims to reduce poverty by enabling marginal farmers and herders to make sustainable improvements to their well-being through more effective resource management.
Primary web addresses
http://www.farmafrica.org.uk
Email
laurag@farmafrica.org.uk
Main Address
Clifford's Inn
Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BZ
Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BZ
Country
United Kingdom
Main Telephone
44 20 7430 0440
Joined OneWorld
18.07.2007
Features
23.06.2005
A comparison of the attributes of goats and cows for small farms in Africa comes down heavily in favour of goats - more productive, easier to buy and sell, and they take up much less space.
more...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Agriculture]
25.06.2004
FARM-Africa has criticised the Department for International Development for promoting direct budget support to Africa governments with limited capacity. This makes it difficult for agriculture to receive the resources needed to stimulate growth and reduce poverty, says the agricultural development NGO, which calls for specific targeting of funds to agriculture to deliver pro-poor growth.
more...Related topics/regions: [Africa] [United Kingdom] [Agriculture] [Aid]
Image: Small-scale farming is the main livelihood option for most Africans © FARM-Africa
16.04.2004
Dr Christie Peacock, Chief Executive of FARM-Africa,
argues for a major shift in aid policy and institutional reform to benefit Africas millions of impoverished small farmers. The alternatives, she believes, are unviable.
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Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Agriculture] [Aid]
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