UNESCAP to discuss rural prosperity
UNESCAP to discuss rural prosperity
JAKARTA: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Center for Alleviation of
Poverty Through Secondary Crop Development (CAPSA) will organize
a regional workshop on rural prosperity and secondary crops.
The focus of the workshop will be on applied pro-poor
research and policies.
The four-day workshop, which starts on Tuesday in Bogor, is
aimed at educating people about research and policies to
contribute to prosperity among rural poor populations, the UN
Information Center said in a media statement last week.
Fourteen Asian and Pacific countries, including Indonesia, and
seven regional/international organizations, will participate in
the workshop, which is also jointly-organized by the governments
of Indonesia and Japan.
"Asia and the Pacific still have 900 million extremely poor
rural people. Of these, at least 375 million live in dry uplands
where secondary crops provide sources for subsistence and
livelihood. Still, little research or policy attention is given
to these crops, in spite of their importance for poor rural
populations," UNIC said in the statement.
The workshops will be held at the UNCAPSA Building on Jl.
Merdeka 145 in Bogor. -- JP
JAKARTA: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Center for Alleviation of
Poverty Through Secondary Crop Development (CAPSA) will organize
a regional workshop on rural prosperity and secondary crops.
The focus of the workshop will be on applied pro-poor
research and policies.
The four-day workshop, which starts on Tuesday in Bogor, is
aimed at educating people about research and policies to
contribute to prosperity among rural poor populations, the UN
Information Center said in a media statement last week.
Fourteen Asian and Pacific countries, including Indonesia, and
seven regional/international organizations, will participate in
the workshop, which is also jointly-organized by the governments
of Indonesia and Japan.
"Asia and the Pacific still have 900 million extremely poor
rural people. Of these, at least 375 million live in dry uplands
where secondary crops provide sources for subsistence and
livelihood. Still, little research or policy attention is given
to these crops, in spite of their importance for poor rural
populations," UNIC said in the statement.
The workshops will be held at the UNCAPSA Building on Jl.
Merdeka 145 in Bogor. -- JP