A NEW report by Cowley-based charity Oxfam has found that farmers in poor countries are not getting the help they need to feed their families and adapt to climate change.

An analysis of agricultural policies and public investments in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania found that very little money is going to support small-scale farmers to help them become more resilient to climate change.

The charity celebrated its 75th anniversary earlier this month.

Ruth Segal, Oxfam Food and Agriculture Policy Advisor, said: “Climate change is not a future threat but is already here and happening now.

“Yet governments continue to fail to deliver on their promises to help the most vulnerable farmers adapt and ensure that they can feed their families.

“Women on the front lines of climate change need help to overcome the barriers facing them rather than struggle on waiting for money to trickle down.”

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