UMD NFLC Hausa Lessons/94 Confronting Food Shortages

Overview

Lesson Title: Confronting Food Shortages-This is a report about the African Development Bank's response to the food crisis in Africa.
Language: Hausa
Topic: Economics/Politics
ILR Level: 1+/2
ACTFL Proficiency: Advanced-Mid, Advanced-Low, Intermediate-High; This ACTFL rating is an approximation based on the ILR level
Modality: Reading
Learning Objective: Maintenance & Improvement
Subject Area: Language
Material Type: LO
Publication Year: 2008
ObjectID: HAUS_13087

Transcript

Original	Translation
Bankin ADB tana kokarin ba da taimako ga kasashen Afirka domin tinkarar matsalar karancin hatsi Yayin da ake fuskancin matsanancin karancin hatsi a kasashen Afirka, bankin ADB wanda ya zama hukumar kudi mafi girma da ke tsakanin gwamnatocin kasashen Afirka yana kokarin daukar matakai a jere domin ba da taimako ga kasashen Afirka wajen tinkarar matsalar karancin hatsi. A kwanakin baya, Mr. Donald Kaberuka shugaban bankin ADB ya nuna cewa, yanzu farashin hatsi yana karuwa, kuma farashin taki da sufuri yana karuwa, saboda haka, sha'anin noma na kasashen Afirka yana bukatar kasashen duniya su kara ba da taimako. Saboda mummunan tasiri, kamar karuwar bukatun hatsi, da raguwar yawan hatsi da aka samu sabo da mummunan yanayi, da karuwar yawan hatsi da aka kashe domin kirkirar makamashi, da ayyukan baranda, a cikin watannin baya, farashin hatsi na kasashen duniya yana ta karuwa sosai, wannan ya haifar da matsanancin tasiri ga kasashen Afirka, musamman ma ga kasashe mafi tallauci. Bisa kididdigar da bankin ADB ya yi, a cikin watannin baya, farasin shinkafa na kasashen duniya ya riga ya karu daga dolar Amurka 373 zuwa dolar Amurka 760 na ko nauyin Ton guda, kuma farashin masara mai zaki ya karu daga dolar Amurka 171 zuwa dolar Amurka 220 na ko nauyin Ton guda. A kwanakin baya, a cikin taron shekara shekara da bankin ADB ya yi a Maputo babban birnin kasar Mozambique, an yanke shawarar kafa wani asusun taki wanda zai gabatar da kudin rangwame ga manoman kasashen Afirka, ta haka domin ba da taimako gare su wajen tinkarar karuwar farashin taki. Bankin ADB yana fatan zai iya tarar kudin dolar Amurka miliyan 500 a cikin watanni 6 masu zuwa ga asusun taki. Mr. Kaberuka ya nuna cewa, asusun taki yana bukatar a tara kudi daga jama'a, kuma yana bukatar taimakon daga kasashen duniya. Ya ce, farashin taki ya karu daga dolar Amurka 245 a watan Janairu zuwa dolar Amurka 1100 a watan Afrilu na ko wane Ton guda	The ADB attempts to assist African countries in an effort to tackle food crisis As Africa faces extreme food shortages, the ADB, the largest African governmental financial institution, is planning to take a series of measures to help African countries confront the problem of food scarcity. Recently, ADB President Donald Kaberuka indicated that the cost of food, along with fertilizer and transportation, is currently increasing, and therefore Africa's agricultural sector requires additional international aid. As a result of the negative impacts from the increasing demand for food, fewer harvests due to poor weather, an increasing amount of crops used for fuel, and speculative activities, global food prices have continued to increase substantially over the past few months, and this has caused a food crisis in Africa, especially in the poorest countries. ADB statistics show that in the past few months, the global price of rice has risen from $373 USD to $760 USD per metric ton, while the price of corn has increased from $171 USD to $220 USD per metric ton. Recently, during the annual ADB meeting in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, it was decided to establish a fertilizer fund that will give subsidies and additional support to African farmers to help them face the rising price of fertilizer. The ADB is hoping to raise $500 million for the fertilizer subsidy fund within six months. Mr. Kaberuka indicated that the fertilizer subsidy would require public donations and international support. He said that the price of fertilizer increased from $245 USD per metric ton in January to $1,100 USD per metric ton in April.

Glossary

Hausa term	English meaning
ɗaukar matakai	"Take measures/necessary steps"
ɗaukar matakai a jere	"Take measures accordingly/step by step"
sufuri	"Transport," "freight"
sha'anin noma	"Farming matter," refers to agriculture.
mummunan tasiri	"Bad influence" means "negative impact" in the context of the text. _Mummuna_ is also used to describe something that is ugly.
ayyukan baranda	"Veranda works" refers to speculations in this context.
kuɗin rangwame	"Discount money" refers to subsidy in the text.
yanke shawara	"Cut talks/decision" means "to make a final decision on a recommendation or measure," or "to approve it."
Shekara shekara	"Year by year" refers to "annually" in the text.
Masu zuwa_ (_watanni masu zuwa_)	"Who/that are coming" refers to "upcoming [months]."

Notes

Confronting Food Shortages

1. The African Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1964 as a regional multilateral development institution. Its purpose is to participate in development through mobilization of resources that lead to the economic and social progress of its member countries. Two other institutions are linked to it are the African Development Fund (ADF), and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF).

The creation of a fertilizer subsidy facility was approved during the bank's annual meeting of governors in Maputo, Mozambique in May 2008, with the objective to make fertilizer available to African farmers at a price they could afford.

The African Development Bank president stated the necessity for agriculture to "become a viable business" in Africa as food prices soar around the world. Other factors to consider in the process are: infrastructure to ease transport of goods, the value of women's roles in African agriculture, and governments' roles in planning and coordination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Development_Bank

http://www.africafertilizersummit.org/Abuja%20Fertilizer%20Declaration%20in%20English.pdf Close

CONTENT SOURCE: Unknown (2008, May 22). The ADB attempts to assist African countries in an effort to tackle food crisis . China Radio International, Sashen Hausa: (GMT+08:00) 2008-05-22 17:32:39 . Beijing: China Radio International Sahen Hausa. http://hausa.cri.cn/1/2008/05/22/2@77096.htm

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         <stim>How does the report describe the situation with the food prices and the ABD's approach to food production in Africa?</stim>
         <fdbk>Figures from the bank's statistics report worldwide rising prices of rice from $373 to $760 per ton and sweet corn from $220 to $760 per ton. The price of fertilizer has also risen from $245 in January to $1,100 per ton in April. ABD plans to raise $500 million in six months from local and international sources to run the fertilizer facility.</fdbk>
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         <fdbk>Rising prices of food, fertilizer, and transport have a negative impact on  agriculture; therefore, the sector needs to be sustained. In addition, higher demands on food and food shortages due to global warming, the development of energy, and speculation which has been detrimental to food production are issues that are addressed through the fertilizer facility.</fdbk>
         <hint>Consider the ADB's president's remarks and details of development in the third paragraph. Please refer to the Notes for some insight. Visit the Learn More section for more information about the world food crisis.</hint>
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         <stim>How would the fertilizer bank help African farmers overcome a food crisis?</stim>
         <fdbk>The creation of a fertilizer subsidy facility is one of a series of measures taken by the ADB to fight food crisis in Africa. The facility would provide fertilizer to African farmers at an affordable price as its price rises on the international market. Farmers would alleviate the crisis by producing more food.</fdbk>
         <hint>Consider the causes of food crisis in Africa, and the sector that is most affected and critical to food production. Please refer to the Notes for some insight.</hint>
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         <note>1. _Fuskancin_, also _fuskanta_, means "to face [an obstacle]."

2. _Babban birnin_  means "big city " and refers to the capital of a country or state.</note>
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         <category>Background Information</category>
         <note>1. In quantitative terms, there is enough food available to feed the world’s 6.4 billion people, but 852 million people will still go hungry this year. According to the United Nations, nearly a third of the world’s hungry live in Africa, where more than 200 million are suffering from malnutrition.

There is no one cause—or solution—for Africa’s famines, which explains why emergency-food crises recur year after year in many parts of the continent. Famines are often caused by drought, flood, conflict, or pandemics like HIV/AIDS or malaria. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates thirty-five countries face food crises requiring emergency assistance, while the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS) narrows the world’s worst cases to five countries in Africa: Somalia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Ethiopia, and Southern Sudan.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/9121/africas_food_crisis.html</note>
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