而这类项目也已实现了巨额投资 — — 仅仅是在非洲，计划于2007年~2013年间运作的本轮欧洲开发基金项目就拨付了超过10亿欧元来支持农业进步，农村地区发展以及粮食安全项目。
Such programs already add up to significant spending – the current EDF, which runs from 2007-2013, has set aside more than €1 billion to support agriculture, rural development, and food security in Africa alone.