{"id":13374,"date":"2017-02-15T20:46:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13374"},"modified":"2017-02-15T20:46:54","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T20:46:54","slug":"rural-investment-key-to-end-poverty-and-hunger-by-2030-dr-nwanze-ifad-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13374","title":{"rendered":"Rural Investment, Key to End Poverty and Hunger by 2030 &#8211; Dr. Nwanze, IFAD President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Describing rural development as a \u201cmoral obligation,\u201d Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), made his final appeal to governments on behalf of poor rural people across the globe at today\u2019s opening of IFAD\u2019s 40<sup>th<\/sup> Governing Council.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to development leaders and IFAD\u2019s governors, Nwanze, who ends his term of office on 31 March, emphasized the need for continued rural investment in order for countries to meet their commitment to ending poverty and hunger by 2030, outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12418&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor nations genuinely committed to the 2030 Agenda, investing in rural areas is not a choice; it is a necessity,\u201d said Nwanze.<\/p>\n<p>Describing rural development as \u201ca moral obligation,\u201d he continued by saying, \u201cWhen people face the prospect of dying in poverty and hunger, they migrate to cities and beyond. For them, no ocean is wide enough, no fence will ever rise high enough, no border will ever be impregnable enough to keep out desperate women, children and men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her opening statement, Bibi Ameenah Firdaus Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, spoke of the crisis unfolding on the ground in many African countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSub-Saharan Africa remains the locus of poverty, with too many of our fellow citizens living below the poverty line. Today nearly two in five children are malnourished and one in eight women is underweight,\u201d said Gurib-Fakim. \u201cIn the absence of a flourishing agricultural sector, the majority of Africans will be excluded from the rising tide of prosperity,\u201d she added<\/p>\n<p>Maurizio Martina, Minister of Agriculture, Italy, also spoke during the morning\u2019s inaugural session. He reminded government representatives of how far the international community has come in rethinking its goals and objectives in tackling poverty and hunger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUp until a few years ago, we spoke of simply reducing the number of people suffering from hunger and malnutrition, to reduce extreme poverty,\u201d he said. \u201cToday, we can rightly say that there is no such thing as an acceptable number, we are working for rural development that will bring us to one target &#8211; zero hunger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martina added, \u201cHunger and poverty, especially in rural areas are often the first link in a chain of factors that bring conflict, instability, humanitarian emergency and migration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the two-day conference, member states will appoint IFAD\u2019s new President. Three women are among the list of eight nominated candidates who collectively represent Indonesia, Mexico, Italy, Morocco, Togo, Turkey, Dominican Republic and Switzerland.\u00a0The Governing Council is IFAD\u2019s main decision-making body and the President is the most senior position with responsibility for leading the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Nwanze was appointed IFAD President in February 2009 and has served two terms, the allowed maximum. Of his many achievements, Nwanze will be remembered for the changes he has brought to IFAD\u2019s operating model, ensuring that poor rural people are at the centre of IFAD\u2019s work and that farming is seen as a business no matter how small scale. In his keen interest to bring the organization closer to those it\u2019s meant to serve, he has increased the number of IFAD offices in developing countries from nine to 40.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2016, Nwanze was awarded the Africa Food Prize for his outstanding leadership and passionate advocacy in putting Africa\u2019s smallholder farmers at the centre of the global agricultural agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of his presidency, the value of IFAD\u2019s ongoing investment portfolio has increased from US$3.4 billion to $5.9 billion, due in part to his vision of a more flexible financial model which has included sovereign borrowing and other mechanisms to leverage resources. 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