Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 29 September 2022.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK Government’s Strategy for International Development published in May 2022, what programmes managed by his Department contribute to the objective to develop and scale solutions to address challenges in agriculture and the food system that cut across our development priorities through the Gilbert Initiative, BII and the UK's bilateral investments.
The FCDO addresses challenges in agriculture and food system through approaches shaped by our Conceptual Framework for Agriculture Development. These are reflected in the International Development Strategy's commitments on sustainable agriculture and food systems. Over 15 programmes in Africa and Asia aim to improve income and productivity of smallholder farmers through better access to market, finance and sustainable practices. Central and regional programmes promote innovation and business models to attract investment in agriculture across several countries, including, for example, the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). These help prepare the ground for investments by BII.
Our Research and Development develops and scales food and agriculture technologies and generates evidence to promote climate-resilient systems. Examples include the development and scaling of new crop varieties for farmers that are nutritious, higher-yielding and resilient to climate change through the international agricultural research organisation (CGIAR); the development and rollout of affordable and technically suitable animal vaccines through Edinburgh-based GALVmed; and digital technology to provide farmers with climate and agricultural advice. The Gilbert Initiative, launched at COP 26, is a new, coordinated approach to evidence generation, technology development and delivery to support food systems.
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