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Developing Countries: Food

Commons · Question 35269 · Tabled 4 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with multilateral development banks to better support small agrifood businesses in developing countries.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 17 Mar 2025

The UK works closely with Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to influence policy discussions and investments in food and agriculture, including in support of small agrifood businesses and producer organisations, which are critical to building resilient...