Richer countries like Canada must deliver proactive aid: head of UN rural food agency
The head of a UN agency working to shore up rural food systems says richer countries need to boost proactive aid to developing states, as Ottawa increasingly shifts its focus to humanitarian support for crises that have already happened.
The agency goes through a replenishment exercise every three years, making this the first time IFAD is seeking funds after the COVID-19 pandemic jostled global economies and supply chains. It comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has led to soaring food crises in many Asian and African countries that rely on imported grain from that region.
According to the FAO, smallholder farmers produce roughly a third of the world’s food, but Lario said many such farmers in Africa and Asia are going hungry themselves. In this spring’s budget, the Trudeau government cut back its development assistance by 15 per cent, a $1.3 billion drop from the previous year.
Lario did not directly criticize the Canadian government, noting it is among IFAD’s top donors. But he said rich countries need to get their priorities straight if they want to stop “massively” increasing their spending on reactive humanitarian aid.
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