The Local Development Research Institute (LDRI) has
asserted support for the African Union (AU) member states in their efforts to end
hunger, poverty and reduce inequality, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The Executive Director, LDRI, Mr. Muchiri Nyaggah
made this known in Abidjan, Cote D’Iviore in a chat with NaijaAgroNet during a
three-day workshop hosted by the Africa Media Initiative (AMI) in collaboration with World Bank.
He said that LDRI, which commenced operation in 2015, is an action-oriented think-tank
whose work contributes to the efforts of African governments to end extreme
poverty, end hunger and reduce inequalities.
According
to him, with 65 per cent of Africa’s labour force employed in the agriculture
sector with estimation of contributing approximately 30 per cent of the
continent’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), coupled with the increasing need to
achieve food sufficiency for some 1.5 billion people by 2020, it is certain
that agriculture will be pivotal to achieving these objectives.
LDRI, he said, focuses on the role
of agricultural transformation in ending hunger, poverty and inequality
especially the capability of states to have and use data/statistics
in decision-making on the continent.
The strategic objectives of LDRI for
the next four years, Nyaggah said, strengthening the Africa data ecosystem for
planning, monitoring and review of interventions to drive agriculture
transformation in Africa.
Also, he said, LDRI supports
inclusive processes for evidence-driven policy on agriculture transformation in
Africa and tend to build capacity of stakeholders to make their data openly
accessible to others.
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