The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund for Food Security
The Africa Solidarity Trust Fund (ASTF) is an innovative Africa-led fund to support Africa for African development initiatives. Its main goal is to strengthen food security across the continent by assisting countries and their regional organizations to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, eliminate rural poverty and manage natural resources in a sustainable manner.
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Year: 2016
Country/ies: Angola, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Zimbabwe
Geographical coverage: Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), East African Community (EAC), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Type: Fact sheet
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5456e.pdf
Content language: English