§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many students from Third-world countries are currently studying in this country on(a) Her Majesty's Government's bursaries, (b) their own resources and (c) other sources of finance; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. ChalkerIn the current financial year over 21,000 students from developing countries are receiving help from United Kingdom Government support schemes for study and training in this country. A total of 45,000 full time students from developing countries enrolled in October 1988 for further and higher education courses in this country for the academic year 1988–89, the latest year for which such a figure is available. This would include some of those here under United Kingdom Government support schemes as well as those here under their own resources and other sources of finance; these categories are not separately identifiable. The two figures quoted are compiled from different sources and in different ways and are not comparable.
Project/Programme Description/Aims Teff Research Collaborative research to improve varieties of Teff Rainfall Monitoring Rainfall and crop development estimation and monitoring system Sidamo Rangelands Improved food security for ten local communities in South Sidamo; managed by CARE Koisha Rural Development Increase food production and strengthen rural economy in Koisha region of Sidamo; managed by SOS-Sahel Land Use—Western Hararghe Introduce sustainable system of land use for 17,000 families in Western Hararghe; managed by CARE Dairy Goat Project Increase rural incomes by improving the productivity of dairy goats managed by women; managed by FARM Africa Farmers' Research Project Assist NGOs working with communities in North Omo region to contribute more effectively to farmers' agricultural research; managed by FARM Africa Projects funded under the joint funding scheme Action Aid (Small Scale seed production) Develop economically viable and sustainable small scale seed enterprises Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (Rural Development) To increase productive capacity of land OXFAM (Delanta Agriculture) To promote post drought agricultural rehabilitation and prevent environmental degradation of the land OXFAM (Hararghe Agricultural) Construct a new seed store and to replace seed stocks lost in the drought Tear Fund (Cattle Project, Durami) To introduce the Borena breed bloodstock into the fresian/local bloodstock to increase milk yields and help improve disease resistance
§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many tonnes of food aid have been delivered to Ethiopia since the Food and Agriculture Organisation appeal of 13 December 1990(a) from Her Majesty's Government and (b) in total.
§ Mrs. ChalkerA total of 19,000 tonnes of United Kingdom food aid, provided through the World Food Programme, is being delivered at Assab this week. Between 28 and 31 December 1990 some 20,467 tonnes of food aid from other donors were delivered at Assab. A total of 42,000 tonnes is expected, but not confirmed, in January.
These figures do not include cross border food aid figures for Ethiopia. The total figure for cross-border