The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon.
Bernard Kamilius Membe has met with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Rajiv J. Shah,
at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in New York City yesterday.
Minister
for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon Bernard Membe
(R) as pictured with Boss of United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), Dr. Rajiv J Shah in New York City yesterday
(Thanks to Moblog)
In the meeting Membe discussed with the USAID Chief about different
issues but dominant one was the implementation of the G8 Summit
Declaration of May 2012, along the lines of G8’s New Alliance for Food
Security and Nutrition Program.
Dr. Shah expressed satisfaction in President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete’s leadership in championing for the Program.
“I hope the Government of the United States of America is ready to
expand the beneficiary countries to this Program to include Burkina
Faso, Ivory Coast and Mozambique,” said Dr Rajiv.
Also Dr. Shah requested Hon President Kikwete to highpoint the
significance of food security and nutrition in the upcoming meeting of
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) scheduled to take
place in Arusha-Tanzania from 26Th to 28Th September, 2012.
He furthermore requested the Government of Tanzania to champion the
Program during the AU meetings, especially through the newly elected
Chairperson of the AU, Madam Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in order to
influence many African countries to participate in the campaign.
Responding to that Minister Membe said the Tanzanian Government has
prioritized agriculture agenda, sustaining agricultural productivity
growth in line with the poverty alleviation with goal of achieving the
Millennium Development Goals.
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