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Plan to put £37.5 million research into action
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MINISTERS from the UK, South Africa and Sierra Leone have jointly launched a £37.5 million programme that aims to put the best agricultural and natural research into widespread use across Africa and South Asia.
Gareth Thomas, UK Minister for I n t e r n a t i o n a l Development, said: “The Research Into Use programme will enable many of the best agricultural technologies to reach the poor and make a positive difference to their lives.
“Virtually no country in history has achieved economic progress and improved the welfare of its people without first achieving gains in agriculture. |
The path to agricultural and economic growth is long and hard, but the UK is committed to doubling our spending for agriculture, fisheries and forestry research in poor countries to £80 million a year by 2010.”
The Research Into Use technologies will be selected on their potential to make money for farmers, stop environmental damage, reduce poverty for the community, and increase the supply of food. Lessons from the programme will be shared to show how fishing, farming, responsible forestry, and livestock rearing combined with new, useable technology can help reduce poverty.
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