Rome, 20 January 2017 – While
technologies may exist to ensure poor, developing-world farmers can
access the water they need to grow enough food for their communities and
countries, governments need to invest in them, said Perin Saint Ange,
the Associate Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) en route to the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
(GFFA) in Berlin, Germany.
Saint Ange is participating
in an expert panel at the GFFA – an international conference focused on
the global agri-food industry – and will provide recommendations to
government ministers on how to harmonise agriculture and water policies
to meet the needs of rural small-scale farmers.
“Any attempts to address
water management must be environmentally, economically and socially
sustainable so that we ensure long-term food security,” said Saint Ange.
