We recently learned about a special horticulture program in Upper Egypt that helps small farmers and agricultural workers to work more efficiently and improve their business partnerships through the benefit of a program known as the MDG Achievement Fund. Visit www.mdgfund.org to learn more about the program.
Here is an excerpt from that website describing the organization:
The MDG Achievement Fund is an international cooperation mechanism whose aim is to accelerate progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) worldwide. Established in December 2006 with a generous contribution of €528 million Euros ($US710M) from the Spanish Government to the United Nations system, the MDG-F supports national governments, local authorities and citizen organizations in their efforts to tackle poverty and inequality.
In this podcast, we spoke with Wael Rafea, the gentleman who leads the Pro-poor Horticulture Value Chains in Upper Egypt project. He spoke with us by phone from his office in Giza, Egypt.
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