Fighting hunger
We’ve just completed a report for our Unheard Voices campaign, which we’ll be sending to various MPs around the country. It outlines the challenges that poor farmers in developing countries face and ways in which the UK government can help them overcome these challenges.
There are now an estimated 925 million people around the world who do not have enough food. Around half of these are poor farmers who struggle to feed themselves and their families. But with help from donors like the UK government, many farmers could grow enough food to end this hunger.
Supporting farmers
With food prices rising and just just five years to go until the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) deadline, now is the time for the UK to start supporting poor farmers. Such investment would help reduce rural poverty and empower women, who grow up to 80% of food in developing countries.
Value for money
Aid which supports farmers in developing countries can be more than twice as effective in reducing poverty than aid spent elsewhere. When farmers can grow enough to eat and sell, they spend their money locally, helping other small businesses to grow.
Our new briefing
As well as a full report, we have produced a short summary specifically for MPs.
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