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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-03-13more like thismore than 2017-03-13
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 remove filter
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Africa: Agriculture more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how much and (b) what proportion of her Department's overseas aid is used to support food production in Africa. more like this
tabling member constituency Stafford more like this
tabling member printed
Jeremy Lefroy remove filter
uin 67496 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-03-20more like thismore than 2017-03-20
answer text <p>The UK supports food production in Africa by funding agricultural research, stimulating investment and trade and linking farmers to markets to help them exit poverty while increasing food availability.</p><p>Data on UK support to food production in Africa are not readily available. UK bilateral assistance to agriculture quadrupled between 2010 and 2015 to £300 million or 3.9% of the bilateral aid budget. Of this, £129 million was earmarked for Africa and an additional £93 million to global initiatives including Africa.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stockton South more like this
answering member printed James Wharton more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-03-20T16:58:42.307Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4123
label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm more like this
tabling member
4109
label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy more like this