§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent by her Department on research into(a) all forms of farming and (b) local-based farming initiatives in the developing world in each of the last 10 years. [62084]
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§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 17 June 2002]: (a) The Department's total research and development expenditure spent in this area for each of the last 10 years is as follows:
£million Expenditure 1991–92 87.7 1992–93 95.0 1993–94 97.0 1994–95 99.2 1995–96 102.6 1996–97 99.9 1997–98 98.8 1998–99 101.7 1999–2000 97.3 2000–01 107.0 2001–021 — 1Figures for 2001–02 are not yet available. (b) Expenditure on farming in the developing world is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Development, whose Department (DFID) has provided the following information.
DFID funds agricultural research aimed at the needs of the poor in developing countries who depend for their livelihoods on natural resources. Separate data are not maintained of the sums spent on research for locally based farming initiatives though much of this work is undertaken directly with resource-poor farming communities. Bilateral spending on research in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the last 10 years was:
£million Expenditure 1991–92 29.3 1992–93 33.7 1993–94 32.8 1994–95 39.1 1995–96 31.0 1996–97 26.2 1997–98 24.8 1998–99 28.3 1999–2000 30.8 2000–01 32.2 DFID also made the following multilateral contributions to international agricultural research organisations which contribute to the elimination of hunger and poverty in developing countries:
£million Expenditure 1991–92 8.7 1992–93 8.7 1993–94 7.8 1994–95 8.4 1995–96 8.5 1996–97 7.7 1997–98 5.8 1998–99 7.8 1999–2000 10.1 2000–01 10.9