RGA/9/4
Sponsored by Reese Todd, Brooks Barber, Trent Valeriano, Ryan Schwartz of Webb School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Equatorial Guinea.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | To the General Assembly: |
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| 3 | Emphasizing the vital role agricultural practices have on the livelihood and food security of the |
| 4 | population of Equatorial Guinea; |
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| 6 | Alarmed by the fact that 21.8% of Equatorial Guinean households are currently food insecure; |
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| 8 | Citing further that 60% of Equatorial Guinean people live in poverty and 26.2% of children |
| 9 | younger than 5-years-old are deficient in essential nutrition; |
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| 11 | Seeking to increase utilization of the mere 10% of the land already cultivated; |
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| 13 | Recognizing the benefits of sustainable farming on the environment, food security, malnutrition |
| 14 | and, continual economic development; |
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| 16 | Acknowledging that Farmer Field School programs are currently supported by the UN and prove to |
| 17 | be successful in increasing crop productivity through agricultural instruction methods in 90 other |
| 18 | countries; |
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| 20 | The Delegation of Equatorial Guinea do hereby: |
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| 22 | Request that the UN fund the establishment of five independent Farming Field Schools (FFS) |
| 23 | across Equatorial Guinea; |
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| 25 | Designating the structure of each school to include temporary FFS faculty, the training of |
| 26 | Equatorial Guineans into future Master Trainers, agricultural development programs, and the |
| 27 | required materials for the programs; |
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| 29 | Further explaining that the FFS programs will include the instruction and implementation of |
| 30 | sustainable agricultural practices consisting of field productivity zoning, agroforestry, polyculture |
| 31 | farming, analyzation of global forecast system, and seed coating, all to aid current subsistence |
| 32 | farmers; |
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| 34 | Concluding a calculated budget of 160 million, through the supervision of the FAO, has been |
| 35 | reached to ensure the success of FFS schools across Equatorial Guinea and an additional 10 million |
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| 37 | Confirms that, should construction begin in 2025, FFSs will be ready for use by 2027, and workers |
| 38 | will be supported by the UN until 2029, at which time Master Trainers will be employed until 2029; |
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| 40 | Reminds the UN that by constructing the FFS facilities in Equatorial Guinea, food insecurity rates |
| 41 | will drop, unemployment rates will decrease, the economy will have the tools to begin to rebuild, |
| 42 | and the environment will be greatly benefited; |
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| 44 | Expresses its hope that the success rates in Equatorial Guinea will inspire other African countries |
| 45 | to implement similar programs to better their economic, environmental, and humanitarian |
| 46 | conditions; |
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| 48 | Further emphasizes that with the implementation of this plan, the quality of life and health of the |
| 49 | environment, in not only Equatorial Guinea but in several West African countries, will improve |
| 50 | immensely. |
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| 52 | We urge the UN to listen to our solutions and requests. |
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