The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., today announced that international development aid expenditure for his Department for this year will exceed €28.5 million. Minister Creed also announced payments of €1.1 million for specific FAO projects, in addition to Ireland’s annual contribution of €1.4 million. Payments of €1.3 million under the Africa Agri-food Development Programme (AADP), which is operated by DAFM in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, were also made . In addition to DAFM’s core funding of WFP, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade also provides funding to WFP for crisis programmes in specific countries and regions. The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP)The AADP is a joint initiative between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2019 11:48 UTC