updated: 2 July, 2009
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July

 

Media coverage

 

Afrol News - 2 July -  El sector agrícola centra la cumbre de la Unión Africana en Libia

June

 

Opinion editorial by IFAD's President

 

Correio Braziliense - 16 June 2009 - Investir na pequena agricultura é essencial para o desenvolvimento


 

June special events

  FAO Hunger Press Conference
 

Adnkronos - 19 June 2009 - Allarme FAO: oltre un miliardo di persone nel mondo soffre la fame

FAO Newsroom - 19 June 2009 - 1.02 billion people hungry

L'unione Sarda - 19 June - 2009 - Allarme della FAO, numeri spaventosi: "Gli affamati sono più di un miliardo"

www.presstv.ir - 19 June 2009 - UN food agencies: number of world's hungry over 1 billion

   
 

G8 Finance Ministers Meeting

 

Agence France Press - 13 June - Impact de la crise "plus visible" dans les PEVD à la fin de l'année, d'après l'ONU

Economic Times - 13 June - Crisis still to hit poor countries: UN agency

Financial Times - 13 June - G8 urged to remember developing world

Midi Libre - 13 June - Le G8 commence à plancher sur la sortie de crise mais gare à l'emballement

Nasdaq: G8 - 13 June - Agency calls for continued investment In agriculture

Wall Street Journal - 13 June - G8 leaders look for exit strategy as crisis nears bottom

Reuters - 12 June - Lecce G8 finance ministers' communique

   
 

G8 Development Minister's meeting

 

Agenzia Stampa Quotidiana Nazionale (ASCA) - 12 Giugno - G8: Ministri sviluppo, risposta coordinata a crisi senza nuovi impegni

AGI Mondo - 12 Giugno - G8 sviluppo: crisi, risposta coordinata ma nessun nuovo impegno

   
 

Media coverage

 

IPS - 30 June - Agricultura-Brasil : Una escuela dignifica la vida campesina

El Pais - 22 June 2009 - Africa se abre poco a poco a los transgenicos

La Repubblica - 19 June 2009 - Fame nel mondo: ONU, Oltre un mld affamate; E Record

UN News Centre - 19 June 2009 - Number of world's hungry to top 1 billion this year - UN food agency

ReliefWeb - 19 June 2009 -  IFAD provides US$13.2 million to Ethiopia to tackle land degradation

Le Monde - 19 June 2009 -  La barre du milliard de victimes de la faim est franchie

La Jornada - 19 June 2009 - Más hambre este año debido a crisis mundial: FAO

Indian Express.com - 19 June - A lifeline for suicide zones

ReliefWeb - 19 June - IFAD provides US$13.2 million to Ethiopia to tackle land degradation

Le Figaro - 18 June 2009 - Plus de 1 milliard de victimes de malnutrition

IRIN - 9 June 2009 - Africa: Agriculture an underestimated "safety net"

Reuters - 9 June 2009 - Small farm funding up despite crisis-UN agency 

AFP - 9 June 2009 - UN agency urges investment in Africa's farms

Business Day - 8 June 2009 - IFAD boss calls for dynamic smallholder agric sector

Ecodiario - 8 June 2009 - El fin de la crisis en áfrica está en los pequenos agricultores, según la ONU

Kenya Enviorment and Science Journalists - 6 June 2009 - Put agriculture first to deal with global financial crisis, African governments urged

ABC Color - 2 June 2009 - Ofrecen apoyo para reducir pobreza rural

Ecoperiodico - 2 june 2009 - Acaparamientode tierras y gobernanza

May

 

Media coverage

 

Corriere della Sera – 29 May - L' Onu e l' Africa: la certezza del cibo fermerà gli sbarchi

AGI - 28 May - Africa: Nwanze, Sicurezza Alimentare garantisce stabilita

Les Echos - 26 May 2009 - La ruée sur les terres agricoles, arme à double tranchant

Il Manifesto - 26 May 2009 - L'Africa si svende la terra

Agenzia Fides - 26 May 2009 - AFRICA - La corsa alle terre coltivabili africane: un rapporto sottolinea opportunità e rischi

All Africa - 25 May - Africa: Large land acquisitions could hurt poor

AP Com- 25 May 2009 - Eritrea/ IFAD avvia produzione biogas,'combustibile dei poveri'

Financial Times - 25 May - Africa almost giving land away, says UN

Le Monde - 25 May - Les dangers de la ruée sur les meilleures terres d'Afrique

Gulf Times - 23 May - IFAD chief in Doha talks on food security

Gulf Times - 23 May - IFAD chief seeks Qatari pledge

The Peninsula - 24 May - IFAD, Qatar to discuss regional food security

The Reporter - 22 May - Help for rural women; IFAD lends US $3M  

ADN Kronos - 22 May - Qatar: UN agency to discuss food security in Doha

Saudi Gazette - 22 May 2009 - Kingdom increases IFAD contribution fivefold

Il Velino - 21 May 2009 - Africa, Dgcs-IFAD partner per sviluppo industria cassava

Arab News - 19 May - Food security initiative launched

IRIN - 18 May - New Agriculture funds must target poor farmers

UN News Centre - 18 May 2009 - Rural poor in Burundi receive $14 million boost from UN

Asharq-Al-Awsat - 16 May 2009 -  “IFAD’s new president to discuss in Riyadh ways of combating rural poverty - Meeting Saudi officials on his first visit to the country”

All Africa - 12 May 2009 - Nigeria receives 400 million dollars grant for rural devt - Yar'Adua

France Matin - 12 May 2009 - Le Fonds international de developpement agricole (FIDA) accorde au Cameroun un pret d'un montant de 13,5 millions d'USD

IPS - 11 May 2009 - Q&A: More investment in production won't cure African food crisis

UN News Centre - 11 May 2009 - UN funds multi-million dollar scheme to boost rural development

IPS - 5 May 2009 - Q&A: "Boosting agriculture is not an option but an imperative"

April

 

April special events

 

G8 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting - Treviso, 18-20 April 2009

 

AFP - 22 April - G8 agricole : l'objectif de réduction de la malnutrition "très loin d'être atteint"

ANSA - 22 April - IFAD: obbligatorio raddoppiare produzione

Thai News Service – 22 April - World: Agriculture key to growing economies out of recession, says UN official (Factiva)

Gulf Times (Qatar) – 21 April - G8 farm ministers plan to target hunger, feed poor

RAI TG1 - 20 April - Interview with Paolo Ciocca, Secretary of IFAD

African Press Organization – 20 April - Statement by IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze on the declaration by G8 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting

7th Space Interactive (USA) - 20 April - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Returns from Successful G8 Agriculture Ministerial on Food Security

ANSA – 20 April - Zaia, mercati liberi ma con regole

ANSA – 20 April - G8: Agricoltura; Diouf, passi avanti e a giugno vertice FAO (Factiva)

China Radio International – 20 April - Fao, IFAD e WFP: appello al G8 per azioni concrete sul problema della sicurezza cerealicola

Corriere della Sera - 20 April - Contrasto alla fame, riserve globali di cereali, speculazioni stop e più produzione

Green Planet – 20 April - G8 Agriculture: a new road for agriculture

Il Velino – 20 April - ECO - G8 agricolo, ecco i punti del documento

Il Velino – 20 April - EST - Treviso, agenzie internazionali incontrano ministri Agricoltura

Libero News – 20 April - Agricoltura: G8 di Treviso, mettere in campo tutti strumenti per contrastare poverta’ e fame (2)

Newsfood – 20 April - Le agenzie agroalimentari ONU si incontrano con i ministri dell'agricoltura del G8 a Treviso

Reuters – 20 April - G8 farm ministers to attack hunger, feed poor

Reuters – 20 April - World lags on poverty goals, food security key - G8

The Times (Southern Africa) - 20 April - World Bank to publish farm deal guidelines

UN News Centre – 20 April - Agriculture key to growing economies out of recession – UN agency head

AFP (France) – 19 April - Agriculture: il est "obligatoire" de doubler la production d'ici 2050 selon l'Onu

ANSA - 19 April - Piu' produzione leti motiv del documento

ANSA – 19 April - G8: Agricoltura; in due giorni 16 mila visite a sito ufficiale (Factiva)

Forbes.com – 19 April - Italy: ag markets needs rules

Forexpros.com (British Virgin Islands) – 19 April - WRAPUP 2-World lags on poverty goals, food security key-G8

Il Velino – 19 April - ECO - G8 agricolo, i lavori procedono. Zaia: E' un summit operative

ReliefWeb – 19 April - Hunger crisis hits small farmers, G8 Ministers told

Reliefweb – 19 April - As threat of a renewed food crisis looms, UN food agencies to join G8 agriculture ministers in Treviso

Reuters - 19 April - U.N. food agencies see "win-win" farmland deals

States News Service – 19 April - Hunger crisis hits small farmers, G8 Ministers told (Factiva)

The US Daily – 19 April - World lags on poverty goals, food security key: G8

The Washington Post – 19 April - World lags on poverty goals: G8

Times of the Internet – 19 April - Global agreement near to tackle food speculators

AGI – 18 April - G8 Agricolo: in Italia le basi per il futuro dell’agricoltura

La Voce del Nord-Est – 18 April - A Treviso un "G8 storico"

Adital (Latin America) – 17 April - El G8 debería corregir sus propios errores

America Latina en Movimiento (Ecuador) – 17 April - The G8 should clean up their own mess instead of dictating to poor countries what to do

ANSA – 17 April - G8: Agricoltura; Zaia, sara' summit concreto e con risultati (Factiva)

FARM (France) – 17 April - 18 - 20 avril 2009 : Réunion des ministres de l’agriculture du G8, Trevise (Italie)

La Repubblica – 17 April - G8: prima riunione dei Ministri dell'agricoltura

Metro – 17 April - Les ministres de l'agriculture réunis pour contrer la crise alimentaire

AGI – 16 April - G8 Agricolo: La Via Campesina, non si decida senza i poveri

ANAS – 16 April - G8: Agricoltura; Nwanze (IFAD), settore cruciale per economia (Factiva)

GreenReport.it – 16 April - Tra foto di gruppo e pranzi...G8 e G14 discutono anche di fame nel mondo

IFG Online – 16 April - Sicurezza alimentare al G8 dell’agricoltura

Newsfood – 16 April - G8 agricolo, Zaia: Parlerà di sicurezza alimentare, fame del mondo e fluttuazione dei prezzi sul mercato

Nigrizia.it – 15 April - Dalla crisi all'agricoltura

Xinhua – 15 April - Reunión de G8 se concentrará en pobreza, seguridad alimentaria y precios en el mercado

Finanzas.com (Spain) – 14 April - G8 agrícola abordará el precio de los alimentos y la seguridad alimentaria

The Guardian (Nigeria) – 7 April - New IFAD boss tasks Nigeria, others on agric development

Politicamente corretto.com – 28 March - Pochi giorni al primo vertice agricolo dei G8

Teatro Naturale – 28 March - Pochi giorni al primo vertice agricolo dei G8

Newsfood – 26 March - Il G8 agricolo, perchè?

Teatro Naturale – 25 March - Ministry Zaia to speculators: keep your hands off agriculture

AGI – 19 March - L’agricoltura protagonista al G8

AGI – 19 March - G8 Agricolo: Zaia, cibo resti fuori da speculazioni finanziarie (Factiva)

ASCA – 19 March - Agricoltura: Zaia, cibo resti fuori da speculazioni finanziarie

Vita – 19 March - Agricoltura. Zaia: inziativa di Coldiretti utile per G8

AGI – 17 March - G8 Agricolo: Zaia,modello Italia per un’economia solida e reale

Virgilio Notizie – 9 March - Alimenti/ Zaia: Nel mondo un prodotto su 10 è davvero made in Italy

Libero News – 19 February - Agricoltura: Zaia, G8 grande opportunita’ per Veneto

Economia-oggi (AGI) – 28 January - G8 Agricolo: Zaia a Diouf (FAO), focus su emergenza alimentare

Green Planet – 27 January - Il primo G8 sull’agricoltura si svolgerà in Italia

Corriere Canadese – 24 January - Emergenza alimentare al vertice G8

AGO – 23 January - Attualita’. Zaia: “Il G8 Agricolo, una strada per uscire dalla crisi”

Il Gazzettino.it – 23 January - Via libera al primo G8 dell'agricoltura, si terrà a Treviso il prossimo aprile

Newsfood – 23 January - Zaia ha presentato il primo G8 agricolo

Wine News – 23 January In Italia il G8 Agricolo: a Treviso dal 18 al 20 Aprile 2009.Lo slogan “sostenere l’agricoltura per uscire dalla crisi mondiale”


 

Media coverage

 

Euroalert.com - 29 April 2009 - EU €1 billion "Food Facility" for developing countries – Commission adopts overall plan and first implementation decision

UN News Centre - 30 April 2009 - Rural poor worldwide to benefit from over $200 million in UN funding

ReliefWeb - 27 April - Good news from Afghanistan

UN News Centre - 27 April - Afghanistan : De meilleurs revenus agricoles grâce au programme laitier de la FAO

Modern Ghana - 24 April - Veep launches 62 million dollar Northern Rural Growth Programme

Ghana News Agency - 26 April - Organic mango plantation attracts Veep's attention

Il Velino - 21 April - Africa, fondo comune Afd-IFAD-Adb-Agra per crisi alimentare

UN News Centre - 9 April - UN funds $15 million agricultural scheme helping thousands of poor in El Salvador

ReliefWeb - 8 April - Seeds of hope for Haitian farmers

The New York Times - 8 April - Homegrown aid

Financial Times - 6 April - Relentless tide of global hunger engulfs 1bn

Reussir - 2 April - Monde - La crise économique mondiale menace le développement humain

Pacific News Agency Service - 2 April - Financial turmoil could trigger development catastrophe, UN cautions

March

 

Media coverage

 

Swissinfo - 25 March - More aid to developing countries

ReliefWeb - 23 March - Près de 45 millions de dollars du FIDA à l'agriculture burundaise

Today's Zaman - 19 March - World Water Forum about profit, not conservation, NGOs say

El 19 - 19 March - "Nicaragua tiene un enorme potencial"

Xinhua - 18 March - FIDA destaca potencial agropecuario de Nicaragua

Daily Monitor - 17 March - Bidco gears up for first palm fruits

ADN - 17 March - Insuficiente renuncia de titular de Pro-árbol, frente a irregularidades denunciadas: Gabino Cué

Il Velino - 13 March - EST - Ifad interviene a favore poveri di aree rurali a Forum acqua

Time magazie - 13 March -  The Rent-A-Country

Alter Presse - 12 March - Haïti : Relative stabilité des prix à la consommation sur les marchés locaux

Alter Presse - 11 March - Haïti-Agriculture :Le Fonds international de développement agricole vient lancer un projet d’amélioration de la production

Gabon Eco - 11 March - Gabon : 768 millions de francs CFA pour booster l’agriculture dans le Nord

Última hora - 10 March - FIDA y BID otorgarán préstamos al Paraguay

République Togolaise - 10 March - Le FIDA reprend sa coopération

Indian Catholic - 10 March - Biggest food crisis haunting the world

All Africa.com - 8 March - Nigeria: Country, IFAD and the Rural Poor

Yemen News Agency - 6 March - Yemen, IFAD discuss future cooperation

Mail and Guardian Online - 4 March - Food for thought

Aica on line - 4 March - Ayudar al campo para combatir el hambre y la pobreza

Minivan News - 4 March - Catching tuna the Maldivian way

 

February

 

February special events

  Thirty-second session of the Governing Council of IFAD 18-19 February 2009
 

Leadership Nigeria - 24 February - Nigerian emerges IFAD President

The Hindustan Times - 20 February - 'Yes we can,' says IFAD's President-elect Nwanze

Le Quotidien.sn  - 20 February - Debouches-Recommandation du nouveau Directeur du Fida

All Africa.com - 20 February - Nigeria: The Poor Have a Right to Healthy Food - Ruma

Inter Press Service - 19 February Think of the Women Farmers

Reuters South Africa  - 19 February - Foreign land grabs for food could fuel unrest

APCom Africa SubSahariana – 19 February - Africa/ Ifad: produzione alimentare dovrà raddoppiare entro 2050

The Hindustan Times – 18 February - Bollywood is portraying a value shift

Reuters India - 18 february - Food prices to stay volatile in next decade - UN

SDP Noticias  - 18 February - Eligen a nigeriano como titular de agencia agrícola de ONU

AGI – 18 February - ONU: IFAD, Kanayo Nwanze Nuovo Presidente

APCom – 18 February - Rimesse, Ifad: con la crisi emigrati "stringeranno la cinghia"

AGI – 18 February - Crisi: IFAD, Investire Su Piccoli Agricoltori Sud Del Mondo

ASCA – 18 February - ONU: Nigeriano Kanayo Nwanze E' Nuovo Presidente IFAD

APCom Africa SubSahariana – 18 February - ONU/ Nigeriano Kanayo Nwanze nuovo Presidente dell'IFAD

UN News Centre  - 18 February - Ban highlights UN role in improving agriculture, boosting food security

Il Sole 24 Ore (online) – 17 February - Fame nel mondo, 15 anni a rischio

The Hindustran Times – 17 February - International Fund for Agricultural Development meet in Rome

   
 

G7 Finance minister meeting, 13-14 February, Rome, Italy

 

Il Messaggero - 15 February 2009 - Interview with President Lennart Båge

Financial Times - 14 February 2009 - Anti-poverty campaigners appeal to G7

   
   
 

Media coverage

 

Inter Press Service - 26 February - New thinking to tackle old problems

Afrique en ligne – 23 February - Nigerian scientist to head UN agriculture body

ADN.es  - 24 February -  FIDA concede préstamo de 14,4 millones de dólares para Sierra Norte de Perú

The Jordan Times - 23 February - $6.4m grant to support agriculture sector in south
 
Reuters Botswana - 21 February - UN gives Tanzania $56 mln loan for farmers

IRIN - 20 February - Remittances saved the country from collapse

Il tempo -  20 February - Papa: denuncia instabilita' prezzi agricoli che incide su crisi...

Radio Vaticana - 20 February - Il Papa all'IFAD: sostenere lo sviluppo agricolo per sradicare povertà e fame
 
L'Unita' - 20 February - Papa: e' un imperativo sradicare poverta' estrema e fame

SABA - 16 February 2009 - Yemen News agency - Yemen to partake in IFAD Governing Council meetings in Rome

Le Figaro - 16 February - Les prix des céréales deviennent dramatiques pour les pays pauvres   

Le Monde - 9 February - Les pays en voie de développement voient fondre l'argent des travailleurs migrants

All Africa - 3 February - Cameroon: IFAD to set up country office in Cameroon

 

January

 

January special events

 

Food security meeting - Madrid, 26-27 January 2009

 

Radio France Internationale - 30 January - Crise alimentaire mondiale

 

Inter Press Service - 27 January - Food summit – concern yes, concrete steps no

 

Inter Press Service - 26 January - Six compete for agriculture agency head

 

China View - 26 January - UN officials urge actions as one billion people go hungry

 

 

Media coverage

 

Scripps News - 30 January 2009 - Wealthy countries want to buy farmland abroad

El Pais - 30 January - Es necesario hacer más, la crisis se está extendiendo a los países pobres | English shorter version

CRTV - 29 January - Douala: Minister of Agriculture chairs a four-day regional workshop

Relief Web - 27 January - US$12.3 million IFAD grant to Tajikistan for Khatlon livelihoods support project

AllAfrica.com - 26 January - Cameroon: IFAD to Hold Regional Implementation Meeting in Cameroon All Africa

This Day - 25 January - Nigeria: 'How FG can achieve MDGs'

IRIN - 24 January - Splitting the food bill in Madrid

Corriere.Com - 24 January - Emergenza alimentare al vertice G8

Reliefweb - 23 January - Madrid Meeting to build towards global partnership on food and agriculture, 26-27 Jan 2009

UN News Centre - 15 January - UN funds $16 million dollar rural investment scheme for Niger villages

Reuters - 5 January - Disaster-heavy 2008 raises pressure for climate pact, insurance