ATA can reduce hunger, poverty

The Country Coordinator, Socodevi,an international agency, Mr Neji Abang said the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) policy of the Federal Government is capable of reducing hunger and poverty.Speaking with The Nation, Abang said the ATA has the capability to improve rural livelihoods and human health, and facilitate equitable, socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development.Given the focus on hunger, poverty and livelihoods, he said ATA paid special attention to the current situation,and address issues that improve the situation for poor rural people, especially small-scale farmers, rural laborers and others with limited resources.According to him, ATA as policy,also addresses issues contentious issues such as the environmental consequences of productivity increases, long-term availability and price of food, and the implications of climate change on agricultural production.He said sustainable agricultural production is dependent on effective management of a range of issues and that ATA is also crucial in supporting the efforts of actors at different levelsfrom household to national, level as well as improve rural livelihoods and the environment in order to ensure equitable and environmentally, socially and economically sustainable development.Assessing ATA, he maintained, sets the stage for an informed choice by decision-makers among various options for development and indicates how policy and institutional frameworks at all organisational levels can help the government to achieve sustainability goals.]]>
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