VOA慢速英语:联合国粮农组织会议聚焦非洲食品安全

美国之音英语教学，这里是农业报道。

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says Africa has more food security problems than any other continent. Representatives of more than 50 countries gathered in Tunisia capital Tunis last month for the agency's 28th yearly Conference on Africa.

联合国粮农组织称非洲的食品安全问题比其他大陆都要严重。上个月来自50多个国家的代表们齐聚突尼斯共和国首都突尼斯市参加第28届粮农组织大会。

The meeting ended with a renewed promise of support for food security and continuing development. The FAO says Africa has had strong economic growth in recent years. But it says the continent continues to suffer from low agricultural productivity, low incomes in rural areas and high rates of malnutrition.

大会结束时重申粮食安全和可持续发展的方针，粮农组织称非洲近年来经济迅速增长，但是农业生产力不高，农村地区收入较低，营养不良率仍然很高。

Still, the agency says, the situation has improved in some areas, including increased production of basic crops. It says farmers are growing better kinds of bananas in eastern and central Africa.

组织称尽管如此在一些地区情况仍有所改观，包括一些基本农作物产量的提高。在非洲中部和东部地区的一些果农正在种植品种更好的香蕉。

And it says they are planting maize that produces more crops in an hectare. Farmers are also growing more cotton, teas and flowers. But the FAO says all of that is not enough for the growing population.

该组织还表示他们种植的玉米每公顷产量更高了，同时农民们还种更多的棉花，种茶和鲜花。但是所有那些都不足以供养不断增加的人口。

Bukar Tijani is the Assistant Director-General of the agency. He says the agency wants to help increase investment in small farms, many of which are controlled by women. And he says, he wants to help bring young people into farming.

Bukar Tijani是该机构的助理总干事。他表示组织想要帮助小型农场提高投资力度，许多小型农场是由女人掌管的。同时他想要鼓励年轻人投身农业。

"The theme of the conference itself is really to support youth in different endeavors of agriculture. That is crops, livestock, [fisheries], forest products and the value chain activities related to it, including technologies, communication, ICT – everything that could attract youth into it because it's big monies," said Tijani.

提加里说，“这次会议的主题是真的支持青年在农业不同领域上的努力，即种植业、畜牧业、渔业、林产品，以及与之相关的价值连锁链，包括科技、传播、信息和通信技术等可以吸引青年进入农业的所有一切，因为这可是赚大钱。”

The FAO says, agricultural production in African countries has increased less than one-percent every year, compared to two-percent in other developing countries.

粮农组织称非洲国家的农业产量每年增长不到1%，与之相比其他的发展中国家为2%。

Mr Tijani says the FAO and its members should help African countries create a dependable, solid agricultural system. He says this means young people must become farmers.

Tijani先生表示粮农组织及其成员应当帮助非洲国家创造一个可靠坚实的农业系统。他说这就意味着许多年轻人应当成为农民。

"The future of Africa or any generation lies in the youth. And that is why I'm calling on youth to come into agribusiness so that you can have employment generation, wealth creation, incomes within agriculture across Africa," said Tijani.

“非洲的未来在于青年一代。这也是为什么我在呼吁青年人投身农业，这样一来非洲在农业方面就可以创造就业，财富和收入。

To improve food security, 6 countries signed agreements with the FAO. They will receive 2 million dollars each from the Africa Solidarity Trust Fund. The nations are Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Niger and South Sudan.

为了提高食品安全，6个国家与粮农组织签署了协议。每个国家都能从非洲团结信托基金获得200万美金。这些国家包括中非共和国、埃塞俄比亚、马拉维、马里、尼日尔和南苏丹。

And that's the VOA Learning English Agriculture Report. I'm Caty Weaver.

这就是美国之音英语教学农业报道。我是Caty Weaver。
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