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What support and encouragement they are giving farmers in poor countries in view of the pressures on world food demand.
What support and encouragement they are giving farmers in poor countries in view of the pressures on world food demand.
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Tunnicliffe
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
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Answered
For answer on
20 November 2008
Answered on
20 November 2008
My Lords, the UK Government remain strongly committed to helping farmers in poor countries to increase their productivity, thereby helping to increase the availability of food to the most vulnerable. As well as continuing to provide substantial support for agriculture through our bilateral aid programme, we have taken the lead in pressing for a comprehensive and co-ordinated international response, with the aim of doubling agricultural productivity in Africa and doubling the rate of agricultural growth in Asia.
Subjects
Agriculture; Developing countries; Development aid; Food; Productivity
Date
20 November 2008
Reference
705 c1197
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, I take the opportunity to congratulate the Government once again on their commitment to overseas aid. Does my noble friend agree that in our response to the global economic and financial crisis we must keep the plight of the world’s poorest people constantly in focus? With 75 per cent of the world’s poor still living in rural areas, and with most of them utterly dependent for their livelihood on agriculture, do the Government agree that for appropriate agricultural technology to be sustainable the farmers themselves have to be genuinely involved and that this means ensuring that extension programmes reach the poorest and the most excluded, including pastoral people, women and those living on subsistence farming? Can my noble friend reassure us on that point?
My Lords, I take the opportunity to congratulate the Government once again on their commitment to overseas aid. Does my noble friend agree that in our response to the global economic and financial crisis we must keep the plight of the world’s poorest people constantly in focus? With 75 per cent of the world’s poor still living in rural areas, and with most of them utterly dependent for their livelihood on agriculture, do the Government agree that for appropriate agricultural technology to be sustainable the farmers themselves have to be genuinely involved and that this means ensuring that extension programmes reach the poorest and the most excluded, including pastoral people, women and those living on subsistence farming? Can my noble friend reassure us on that point?
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
20 November 2008
My Lords, I think, more or less universally, yes; I acknowledge that 75 per cent of the very poor people are in agriculture. We aim to move people away from humanitarian assistance into long-term protection schemes. Those are about involving farmers and causing them to improve their own capability. We have schemes in Ethiopia, Bangladesh and 18 other countries to achieve that aim.
Subjects
Agriculture; Developing countries; Development aid; Food; Productivity
Date
20 November 2008
Reference
705 c1197
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
What their assessment is of the role to be played by trade unions in securing the support of employees for improved productivity and essential restructuring; and what is their policy towards European Union proposals for information and consultation systems. [HL 959]. - Includes ref to Employment Relations Act 1999.
What their assessment is of the role to be played by trade unions in securing the support of employees for improved productivity and essential restructuring; and what is their policy towards European Union proposals for information and consultation systems. [HL 959]. - Includes ref to Employment Relations Act 1999.
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Sainsbury of Turville
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
5 March 2001
Answered on
5 March 2001
Subjects
Industrial relations; Industry; EU action; Trade unions; Productivity; EU industrial policy
Date
5 March 2001
Reference
HL 959; 623 c14WA
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House of Lords