strategy
Providing agricultural aid to developing countries
Context:
Apart from providing food aid to developing countries with inadequate or critical levels of food security, agricultural aid ranging from technical advice to supplying seeds, medicines, and agricultural equipment may be channelled into those areas to revive or bolster agricultural production. In the long-term, developing countries' agricultural systems may thereby be able to produce sufficient food to feed their populations, and not need to rely on food aid. Implementation:
In 1993, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) channelled almost US$7 million to Somalia through 15 emergency relief operations to help farmers and fisherfolk combat drought, famine and the disrupting effects of civil war by rebuilding the agricultural infrastructure in rural areas. Inputs included seeds, tools, ploughs, vaccines, fishing gear, oxen, rehabilitating veterinary clinics, advice and booklets, among others. Facilitates:
Implementing land reformResponding to local needsPreserving harvested foodsTraining in rural developmentProviding loans to agricultureApplying agricultural chemicalsProviding water for agricultureProducing agricultural equipmentDemonstrating modern farm technologyIncreasing efficiency of agricultural water useDeveloping sustainable agriculture in humid areasDeveloping technical competence in dryland agriculture Facilitated by:
Increasing aid to developing countriesExpanding trading opportunities for developing countries Problems:
Cultivation of marginal agricultural landDeclining agricultural land
Destruction of agricultural land
Export of nutritious food by starving countries
Fragmented agricultural development
Gap in agricultural technology among countries
Inadequate agricultural capital
Inadequate packaging of agricultural products
Inadequate trade in agricultural commodities among developing countries
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
Insufficient fertilizers for agricultural development
Lack of credit facilities for agricultural producers
Limited agricultural advice
Limited farm mechanization
Lack of water for agriculture
Resistance to changing agricultural methods
Seasonal fluctuations in food production
Shortfalls in agricultural crop production
Stagnated development of agricultural production
Unsustainable agricultural development
Values:
Aid Organizations:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Subjects:
Agriculture, Fisheries → AgricultureDevelopment → Aid
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
