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Original Post Date: 2010-11-30 Time: 06:00:05 Posted By: News Poster
Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has challenged African countries to transform their agricultural industries into engines for economic growth and poverty eradication.
Speaking at the Third Africa-European Union summit in Tripoli, Libya, Zuma said the state of a country’s agriculture sector was directly linked to poverty levels, and determined the extent to which Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) could be achieved.
“What is needed now is not another meeting on the MDGs and the special needs of Africa, but action and more action on commitments already made,” said the President.
Despite the fact that Africa has abundant arable land and human resources that could potentially be translated into increased production, income and food security, Africa still faced challenges with regard to agriculture and food security.
These range from low productivity and poor infrastructure, to weak market access, institutions and policies.
In this light, Zuma said: “We need investment in agriculture to allow us to maximise this potential and contribute to job creation and food security.”
The MDGs are a set of targets established by the United Nations in 2000, aimed at responding to the world’s development challenges, among them, the alleviation of poverty, education, gender equality, health issues and the environment.
However, with the economic crisis, some developed countries have limited their funding to fight poverty in African countries.
With only five years left to achieve the MDGs, all nations need a far greater sense of urgency if the targets are to be met, Zuma told the summit, which was attended by over 80 heads of states.
“If Africa fails to achieve the MDGs, the world at large would have failed to achieve them, thereby undermining the very purpose of adopting them in the first place as international targets for human development,” said Zuma.
Heads of State and Government are expected to discuss strategies for sustained growth of the two continents, partnerships between the participating countries and the consolidation of their relations.
The eradication of poverty, climate change, peace and security are key points on the agenda.
Other issues include intra-African trade, peace and security, governance and human rights and climate change.
Priorities for AU/EU cooperation for the future and reinforcing of partnerships between both continents will be defined at the event.
The summit ends on Tuesday.
Original date published: 29 November 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201011300150.html?viewall=1