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FAILURE TO EDUCATE CHILDREN = PERPETUATES=20 HUNGER AND POVERTY
More investments needed = in rural=20 areas
(28 Novembre 2005 TN 43 Anno 3)

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Top priority should be given to improving access to = quality=20 education in rural areas =96- primary schooling, literacy = and skills=20 development =96- for communities of farmers, fisherfolk, and = livestock=20 producers as well as populations living in mountains, = forests and=20 deserts, FAO said today.
=93Failure to educate children = in rural=20 areas perpetuates needless hunger. Attending primary = education is=20 one of the surest ways out of the cycle of poverty and = hunger for=20 children and their families,=94 said Mr. He Changchui, = FAO=92s top envoy=20 at the Fifth High Level Group Meeting on Education for All = (EFA) in=20 Beijing (28-30 November 2005).

Growing=20 inequalities
Growing inequalities exist among urban = and rural=20 regions with about 75 percent of the world=92s poor living = in rural=20 areas. Giving the multifaceted character of poverty and food = insecurity, the =91agriculture-only=92 model of rural = development has=20 proven inadequate, according to FAO.
Research indicates = that=20 education contributes significantly to reducing malnutrition = while=20 playing an important role in increasing productivity, = according to=20 FAO.
Sudden improvements can be made which enable = accelerated=20 progress in primary school attendance when countries make = education=20 free of school fees and other charges.
=93Children = attending=20 schools offering free meals are 30 percent more likely to = complete=20 primary education,=94 added Mr He, who is FAO=92s Regional=20 Representative for Asia and the Pacific.
Empowerment of = poor=20 people and policy- and institutional reforms in the rural = sector=20 leading to full participation of stakeholders need to be the = starting point, FAO said.

Improving=20 livelihoods
Basic education immediately and = positively=20 affects the productivity of subsistence and smallholder = farmers. The=20 provision of more and better basic educational services such = as=20 primary education, literacy and basic skills training in = rural areas=20 can substantially improve productivity and = livelihoods.
Rural=20 people often do not have a strong political voice and = leadership,=20 and priorities for allocating public expenditures are = heavily skewed=20 in favour of the urban sector, FAO added.
The FAO-led = flagship=20 partnership Education for Rural People (ERP) brings together = key=20 actors from the agricultural, rural development and = education=20 sectors and aims to contribute to achieve the MDGs and = especially=20 poverty reduction and rural development, improved nutrition, = and=20 food security through basic education for all in rural=20 regions.
The Beijing high level group meeting is = addressing=20 Education for Rural People (ERP) as a core policy=20 issue.

Sustainable growth
Education is a key = economic,=20 social and cultural asset for individuals and their nations, = with=20 each year of additional primary schooling representing an = important=20 asset for higher income in later life.
=93The challenge = is to work=20 for sustainable development in rural areas that favours the = poor and=20 provides more resources for health, education and gender = equality=20 and a sustainable environment worldwide,=94 emphasized = Lavinia=20 Gasperini, senior officer for agricultural extension at = FAO=92s=20 headquarters in Rome.
Addressing the UN Millennium = Development=20 Goals requires stronger and specific investments in rural = people.=20 The ERP partnership serves as a mechanism to alert = governments,=20 donors and other stakeholders of the need for systematic = action and=20 investment in basic education.
FAO and the UN Economic,=20 Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) launched the = ERP=20 programme during the Word Summit on Sustainable Development = in 2002=20 in Johannesburg. This programme is supporting the = achievement of the=20 UN millennium development goals and is one of the nine EFA = flagship=20 initiatives.

Origin: FAO