Donor in the Dark: Putting a spotlight on UK aid to small-scale farmers

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Author(s)
Mikhail, Monique
Hickson, Claire
Willoughby, Robin
Publication date
2013-02-25
Subject
Food and livelihoods
Aid
Governance and citizenship
Keywords
Agriculture
Aid effectiveness
Food security
Natural resources
Smallholder agriculture
Women farmers
IF campaign
Country
United Kingdom

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Concern Worldwide - UK
Self Help Africa
Document type
Research report
Description
The UK is the sixth largest donor to agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. And, this year, the IF campaign is calling on the UK government to increase its annual support for sustainable small-scale food production by £425 million: a fair share of the public spending needed in agricultural and rural development to achieve the ambitious goal of zero hunger by 2025. But what are the UK government's agriculture priorities? What is the impact of the UK's aid to agriculture on those who need it most - small-scale food producers? And, is the current approach the most effective one? With these critical questions in mind, Concern Worldwide - UK, Oxfam GB, and Self Help Africa conducted research into how much of the UK's aid goes to agriculture, particularly small-scale farmers, and the impacts of this aid. We found that it is nearly impossible to know how much aid to agriculture is spent on small-scale farmers, and nearly as difficult to find the impact of the aid on poor farmers. The result is a set of key recommendations to DFID for prioritizing investment in small-scale agriculture and achieving the best value for money through their agricultural aid.
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6
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http://hdl.handle.net/10546/270333
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https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/donor-in-the-dark-putting-a-spotlight-on-uk-aid-to-small-scale-farmers-270333
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