Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



The Tide, Nigeria - 31 December 2005 - FG plans to restore glory of agriculture

Mail&Guardian, South Africa - 29 December 2005 - 'Room for growth' in microfinance in SA

UN News Centre - 29 December 2005 - New $15 million loan from UN agency to assist rural Venezuelans

The Financial Express, Bangladesh - 29 December 2005 - LGED to spend Tk 2.6b to develop coastal market infrastructure

IPS - 28 December 2005 - South Africa: Microfinance groups need to learn from Bangladesh experience

Bolpress, Bolivia - 22 December 2005 - Gobierno entrego $US 47.000 para fortalecer la cadena de camelidos

Times of India - 22 December - High tech India needs low tech pricey organic focus

People and Planet net - 21 December - Organics can provide a route out of poverty

UN News - 16 December - Growing wealth desparities in China attracting government attention

Harold Doan and Associates - 16 December - US$29.3 million IFAD loan will empower remote rural households in China

La Stampa - 7 December - Microprestiti, speranza per centinaia di milioni di poveri

Colombo Page - 2 December - US$16.55 million loan from IFAD to assist tsunami victims

All Africa - 2 December - Murekezi advises on MDGs, Poverty

UN News - 1 December - New UN agricultural development loans are designed to help tsunami survivors

Choice FM Ghana - Radio - 1 December - 110,000 jobs to be created from Rural Enterprise Project

Harold Doan & Associates - 1 December - New US$14.2 million and US$2.4 million loans to help Sri Lanka recover

Noticias.info - Spain - 29 November - Nicaragua: World Bank Finances Second Agricultural Research and Innovation Network

Corriere della Sera - 28 November - Dimezzare fame e povertà

WebIndia 123 - 27 November - International agency to fund Mewat development project

Business Week, Botswana - 24 November - Give the poor access to finance - Ncube

Pakistan Press - 19 November - IFAD pledges $60 million for rehabilitation

Panos - 18 November - ICTs for development: starting with the people

Kenya Times - 17 November - Threat to 60 rivers in Mt Kenya region

World Watch magazine - November-December - Who Cares about Farmers?

ReliefWeb, Geneva - 16 November - IFAD ready to commit US$25 million in new funds for earthquake reconstruction in Pakistan

OneWorld net - 16 November - International consultation highlights women’s right to land and productive resources

Panorama - 14 November - Safari in Kenya, la preda è il turista

Journalism.co.za - South Africa - 14 November - Media Seminar on Microfinance in Africa - 16&17 November

Caracol Radio, Colombia - 9 November - Proyectos productivos de los reinsertados podran tener apoyo financiero internacional

ReliefWeb - 9 November - Colombia: Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agricola apoyara a desplazados y reinsertados

Fresh Plaza, Netherlands - 9 November - Ghana: 500 trained annually in mushroom production

All Africa - 9 November - 400 Families Team Up Against Hunger

IPS - 8 November - Sustentabilidad versus pobreza

ABC online Australia - 7 November - Organic agriculture under the spotlight

The Tide, Nigeria - 6 November - Land degradataion: World Bank calls for action

All Africa - 4 November - Environmental Sustainability Collides With Poverty

All Africa - 2 November - Frw 11.8b for Rural Households

The Middle East Magazine - 1 November - Charity begins .... The last word

Jeune Afrique - 30 October - Alerte a la secheresse

Khaleej Times, UAE - 23 October - Leading the fight on global rural poverty

Al Hayat - 19 October - Criticizing the policy of supporting agricultural exports in rich countries, the President of IFAD seeks to increase his budget to USD 750 million

Al Khaleej, Emirates - 19 October - Dr Ayman Ali: The importance of agriculture

BBC Radio News - 17 October - IFAD: combatting poverty and enabling the world's rural poor (Arabic only)

Al Watan - 16 October - IFAD is optimistic about the provision of US$ 800 million for combatting rural poverty

UN News Centre - 14 October - UN agency loan to Laos will help thousands of poor women to increase farm incomes

UN News Centre - 13 October - New UN backed project will benefit thousands of poor rural families in Bhutan

IRIN News - 10 October - Rwanda: new farming project to benefit 75,000 in rural areas

The Peninsula, Qatar - 3 October - IFAD winds up fourth session

Gulf Times, Doha, Qatar - 3 October - International fund for agriculture invests $1.2bn in the region

Kuwait News Agency - 3 October - Kuwait leading in contribution to IFAD resources

Peninsul online, Qatar - 2 October - Qatar donates $10m to fight poverty

Gulf Times (Qatar) - 1 October - Agricultural fund meet opening in Doha today

All Africa - 29 September - IFAD saving the rural poor

Ghana Web - 28 September - Livestock production in Upper West Region improves

Harold Doan & Associates - 28 September - New US$2.1 million loan to help farmers and fishing communities

Harold Doan & Associates - 19 September - Organic World Congress: IFAD experiences from India and China

Al Watan - 19 September - IFAD and the OPEC Fund - A partnership to overcome rural poverty

All Africa - 16 September - Districts with potential have priority in rural finance

Al Hayat - 16 September - IFAD and OPEC Fund: Partnership for combating rural poverty

UN News - 12 September - UN Agricultural fund approves over $110 million to combat rural poverty

UN News Service - 9 September - UN agency combating rural poverty to develop up to 2,000 savings societies

Harold Doan & Associates Ltd - 9 September - US$ 17.4 million programme to increase access to financial services for rural

Noticias.info, Spain - 2 August - FIDA imparte en Bangladesh taller para combatir pobreza rural

El Siglo, Argentina - 2 August - Apoyo técnico y económico para productores rurales

Business Standard, India - 2 August - Raghav Gaiha & Vani S Kulkarni: Is the end of poverty

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 29 July - IFAD now offers credit facility

Harold Doan and Associates - 27 July - New Zealand strengthens Pacific non government network

Bangkok Post - 27 July - Helping rural poor in Asia and Pacific

Associated Press - 24 July - Microfinancing Eases Bangladesh Poverty

UN News Centre - 21 July - UN agricultural development agency co-hosts discussion of Bangladeshi projects

Vietnam Economic Times - 21 July - IFAD helps Viet Nam combat poverty | Ayuda entidad internacional a Viet Nam en lucha contra la pobreza

All Africa - 13 July - Poor in Algeria and Chad will benefit from UN Agricultural Development Funds

Harold Doan & Associates - 13 July - New US$40 million project to help the poor in remote mountain communities of Nor

Harold Doan & Associates - 13 July - Farmers to manage project to boost agriculture and diversify income generation

UN News Centre - 13 July - Poor in Algeria and Chad will benefit from UN agricultural development funds

Checkbiotech.org - 12 July - CGIAR centers strengthen collective action and partnerships

Consumer, Spain - 12 July - La ONU pide más fondos para los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio

UN News - 8 July - UN agencies call for more emphasis on aid for agriculture and rural development

Peace Reporter - 5 July - Ci sfamiamo da soli

Harold Doan & Associates - 29 June - Georgian rural communities to benefit from a new agribusiness development project

UN News Centre - 29 June - UN agricultural development agency funds small and medium-sized farmers in Georgia

All Africa - 28 June - World Agro-Forestry officials review anti-poverty strategies

YubaNet.com - 21 June - One woman who leads

All Africa - 19 June - Govt to set up farmers' training schools in every district

UN News - 17 June - UN marks World Day to Combat Desertification, focusing on women's contributions

La Jornada, Mexico - 16 June - Anular la deuda de los paises mas pobres, medida insuficiente y tardia, dice el G-77

Asahi Herald Tribune - 16 June - Interview: Lennart Båge/ Plain speaking: Japan should increase its ODA

Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias - 14 June - Ciara invierte Bs. 5 millardos en programas de extension agricola

Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias - 14 June - Ciara incorporara 250 comunidades a los Nucleos de Desarrollo Engogeno

Pune Newsline - 13 June - Janet Museveni takes a look at women's self-help groups

Ghanaweb - 7 June - Assemblies asked to spearhead Rural Enterprise Projects

Harold Doan & Associates - 7 June - Support to the rural private sector will create jobs and diversify

Emilianet - 6 June - Relazioni di genere e biodiversita

Asahi - 4 June - Supporting the developing countries: “A need for subsidy reductions by developed countries”; interview with Mr. Båge, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development

Corriere della Sera - 3 June - Equo e solidale: il nuove commercio in Fiera

The Japan Times - 2 June - Most efficient exit from extreme poverty

Radio Rebelde, Cuba - 1 June - Plantas medicinales 2005

Corrientes Noticias - Argentina - 29 May - Se invertiran 5 millones de pesos en el campo correntino

Portal Paraguayo de Noticias - 27 May - Productores del MERCOSUR visita Abasto

All Africa - 26 May - Blaise Compaore a Rome

L'Essor - 26 May - Visite du president Toure a Rome

All Africa - 25 May - Blaise Compaore rencontre a Rome le president du FIDA

All Africa - 25 May - Barometre: rapports nord - sud

WebIndia123.com - 12 May - Regional meet calls for end to gender discrimination