Plea to support Third World farmers.'AGRICULTURE USED to have a very high standing in the development plans of Western countries, but over the last 10 years this has been lost,' maintained Christie Peacock, Chief Executive of the British-based non-governmental organization “NGO” redirects here. For other uses, see NGO (disambiguation). A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private persons or organizations with no participation or representation of any government. Farm Africa. Dr Peacock was speaking at a public forum at the IC centre in London in April, hosted by the International Farmers Dialogue--a programme of IC. She appealed for greater status to be accorded to small farmers across Africa. Farm Africa has produced an 'agenda and rationale' for investing in African agriculture and is busy lobbying DFID DFID Department For International Development (UK) (the UK's Department for International Development). A new document, Reaching the Poor--a call to action, argues the case for investing in smallholder Noun 1. smallholder - a person owning or renting a smallholding Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and farmers in Africa. Peacock said that it was understandable that governments gave large sums in direct food aid during a crisis but it made more sense in the long term to enable poor farmers to increase their production. 2003 INDEX A comprehensive index for Volume 16 of 'For A Change' can be order from Maria Grace, 15 Lewis Walk, Newbury, Berks RG14 6TB, UK. Price 2.00 [pounds sterling] to cover photocopying photocopying, process whereby written or printed matter is directly copied by photographic techniques. Generally, photocopying is practical when just a few copies of an original are needed. When many copies are required, printing processes are more economical. and postage. For a free copy in electronic format, email: maria.grace@uk.iofc.org FOR A CHANGE 'WE USED YOUR MAGAZINE ALL THE TIME. MAINLY STUDENTS FOUND A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION THERE.' RETIRED PROFESSOR, CZECH REPUBLIC Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. FAC FAC - Functional Array Calculator. An APL-like language, but purely functional and lazy. It allows infinite arrays. ["FAC: A Functional APL Language", H.-C. Tu and A.J. Perlis, IEEE Trans Soft Eng 3(1):36-45 (Jan 1986)]. depends on charitable gifts to extend its outreach, particularly in countries with currency restriction. Any gifts in the UK through Gift Aid or legacies are tax deductible. These and other gifts should be made to: For A Change, 24 Greencoat Place, London, SW1P 1RD, UK. (Part of The Oxford Group, Registered Charity No 226334.) Bank account details and Gift Aid forms are available on request. |
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