国际英语资讯:Funding shortfall hampering efforts to transform Africas agricultural sector: AU official
<p><span word="ADDIS">ADDIS</span> <span word="ABABA">ABABA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>.7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hampering">hampering</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="AU">AU</span>) <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hampering">hampering</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025 <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maputo">Maputo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Malabo">Malabo</span> <span word="declarations">declarations</span>, <span word="Josefa">Josefa</span> <span word="Sacko">Sacko</span>, <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="Commissioner">Commissioner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 33<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="Ordinary">Ordinary</span> <span word="Session">Session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AU">AU</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Addis">Addis</span> <span word="Ababa">Ababa</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Funding">Funding</span> <span word="shortfall">shortfall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hampering">hampering</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="commitments">commitments</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="Maputo">Maputo</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="Malabo">Malabo</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="declarations">declarations</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="date">date</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="scourges">scourges</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>." <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sacko">Sacko</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Malabo">Malabo</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2017 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Malabo">Malabo</span>, <span word="Equatorial">Equatorial</span> <span word="Guinea">Guinea</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="transforming">transforming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accountability">accountability</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="envisioned">envisioned</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="Maputo">Maputo</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span>.</p><p><span word="Sacko">Sacko</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="triple">triple</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arable">arable</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="malnutrition">malnutrition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p>
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