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International Forum on Remittances

remittances Express News Service - 1 December 2009 - IFAD aims to turn farmers into businessmen: Kan
Business Line - 1 December 2009 -Make agriculture a business proposition: IFAD
CNBC - 2 December - Mexican migrants sent home 36 pct less in October

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Inter Press Service - 6 November 2009- Africa:'Pick up your money with your groceries'
Afrol – 28 October 2009 - Tunis forum makes recommendations on protecting African remittances
Al Hayat - 24 October 2009 -  $40 bln are transferred home by Africans each year
Bled.ma - 23 October 2009 - Transferts de fonds: 40 milliards de dollars pour l’Afrique
Joy Online - 23 October 2009 - AfDB, France and IFAD Sign Migration and Development Fund Agreement
Business Daily - 23 October 2009 - Transfer charges erode value of remittance cash
Le Petit Journal - 23 October 2009 - 40 milliards de dollars envoyés par les expatriés africains à leur pays d'origine
Invertia - 23 October 2009 - Africa recibe 40.000 M de USD anuales de remesas, menos que América Latina
Le Figaro - 22 October 2009 - Afrique: les expatriés, 40 mds $ par an 
AllAfrica - 22 October 2009 - Ifad, AFDB Opens Global Remittances Forum in Tunis
Reuters - 22 October 2009 - Costs swallow chunk of remittances to Africa: IFAD
CFO News - 22 october 2009 - Envois de Fonds en Afrique : un immense potentiel inexploité pour les pauvres
La Repubblica -  22 October 2009 - Africa, una ricetta anti-povertà
Il Foglio – 22 October 2009 - La crisi in rimessa/2
Le Monde - 21 October - Les émigrés africains transfèrent chaque année 40 milliards de dollars dans leurs pays d'origine
AllAfrica - 21 October - Sending Money Home to Africa" - Remittances Hold Immense Untapped Potential for the Poor
Radio Vaticana - 21 October - L’Ifad chiede soluzioni per aumentare i flussi delle rimesse verso l’Africa
UN News Centre - 20 October - UN agency calls for harnessing of untapped potential of remittances
AGI – 20 October - Migranti: IFAD, da Rimesse 40 mld dlr ad Africa ma non basta

G8 – from the ministerial meetings to the Summit

Corriere della seraCorriere della Sera – 11 July - Da Bono alla Moyo «Bella sorpresa» «Basta con gli aiuti»
Il Sole 24 Ore – 11 July - Dal G-8 aiuti per 20 miliardi
Libération - 11 July - Coup de pouce d'Obama aux pays pauvres

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BBC Mundo - 10 July - G-8 contra el hambre. ¿Otra promesa?
BBC – 10 July - G8 summit to tackle food supplies
Diario de Navarra - 10 July - El G-8 concluye con un compromiso de 20.000 millones de dólares contra el hambre
Radio France Internationale - 10 July - Sommet du G8 / Italie
USA Today – 10 July - G-8 to pledge billions for global food initiative
The Washington Post - 10 July - G-8 Leaders agree to raise $20 billion for food, farm aid
Agence France Presse – 9 July - G8 leaders focus on hunger
Corriere della Sera – 9 July - G8: Obama domani annuncia piano 15 mld dlr per sicurezza alimentare
DPA - 9 July - UN agency welcomes Obama initiative on food aid
Globalpress – 9 July - Il Presidente dell'IFAD al Vertice del G8
APCom – 6 July - G8/ IFAD: Paesi Poveri Chiedono Più Investimenti In Agricoltura
Nasdaq: G8 - 13 June - Agency calls for continued investment In agriculture
ASCA - 12 Giugno - G8: Ministri sviluppo, risposta coordinata a crisi senza nuovi impegni
Les Echos - 22 April - G8 agricole : l'objectif de réduction de la malnutrition "très loin d'être atteint"
ANSA - 22 April - IFAD: obbligatorio raddoppiare produzione
Gulf Times – 21 April - G8 farm ministers plan to target hunger, feed poor
RAI TG1 - 20 April - Interview with Paolo Ciocca, Secretary of IFAD
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African Press Organization – 20 April - Statement by IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze on the declaration by G8 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting
7th Space Interactive - 20 April - Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Returns from Successful G8 Agriculture Ministerial on Food Security
ANSA – 20 April - Zaia, mercati liberi ma con regole
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
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
UN News Centre – 20 April - Agriculture key to growing economies out of recession – UN agency head
Agence France Presse – 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
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
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
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
GreenReport.it – 16 April - Tra foto di gruppo e pranzi...G8 e G14 discutono anche di fame nel mondo
Newsfood – 16 April - G8 agricolo, Zaia: Parlerà di sicurezza alimentare, fame del mondo e fluttuazione dei prezzi sul mercato
Xinhua – 15 April - Reunión de G8 se concentrará en pobreza, seguridad alimentaria y precios en el mercado
EFE – 14 April - G8 agrícola abordará el precio de los alimentos y la seguridad alimentaria
Guardian – 7 April - New IFAD boss tasks Nigeria, others on agric development
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
Swissinfo - 25 March - More aid to developing countries
AGI – 19 March - L’agricoltura protagonista al G8
ASCA – 19 March - Agricoltura: Zaia, cibo resti fuori da speculazioni finanziarie
Vita – 19 March - Agricoltura. Zaia: inziativa di Coldiretti utile per G8
Libero News – 19 February - Agricoltura: Zaia, G8 grande opportunita’ per Veneto
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
Newsfood – 23 January - Zaia ha presentato il primo G8 agricolo  

Governing Council and President’s election

Inter press Service 26 FebInter Press Service - 26 February - New thinking to tackle old problems
The Hindustan Times - 20 February - 'Yes we can,' says IFAD's President-elect Nwanze
Afrique en ligne – 23 February - Nigerian scientist to head UN agriculture body

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The Jordan Times - 23 February - $6.4m grant to support agriculture sector in south
Radio Vaticana - 20 February - Il Papa all'IFAD: sostenere lo sviluppo agricolo per sradicare povertà e fame
L'Unità - 20 February - Papa: e' un imperativo sradicare poverta' estrema e fame
Le Quotidien  - 20 February - Debouches-Recommandation du nouveau Directeur du Fida
AllAfrica - 20 February - Nigeria: The Poor Have a Right to Healthy Food - Ruma
Inter Press Service - 19 February Think of the Women Farmers
Reuters - 19 February - Foreign land grabs for food could fuel unrest
APCom – 19 February - Africa/ Ifad: produzione alimentare dovrà raddoppiare entro 2050
The Hindustan Times – 18 February - Bollywood is portraying a value shift
Reuters - 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
AGI – 18 February - Crisi: IFAD, Investire Su Piccoli Agricoltori Sud Del Mondo
ASCA – 18 February - ONU: Nigeriano Kanayo Nwanze E' Nuovo Presidente IFAD
APCom– 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 – 17 February - Fame nel mondo, 15 anni a rischio
The Hindustan Times – 17 February - International Fund for Agricultural Development meet in Rome
SABA - 16 February 2009 - Yemen to partake in IFAD Governing Council meetings in Rome
Inter Press Service - 26 January - Six compete for agriculture agency head

President visits...

MoFA 4 Dec MoFA - 4 December - Dr Nwanze, IFAD President makes a courtesy visit to Mr. Kira, Japan’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
The Financial Express - 2 December 2009 - 'Over 500 million small farmers help sustain about 2 billion people'

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Japan

Japan Times - 11 December 2009 - Japan climate role crucial: U.N.'s Nwanze
ADN Kronos - 1 December 2009 - UN: Rural agency chief to visit Japan

India

The Economic Times - 2 December 2009 - Allocate 15% of Budget for farm: Kayano Nwanze
Business Standard - 1 December 2009 - 'Agriculture should be a business'

Nigeria

Daily independent 27 JulyDaily Independent – 27 July 2009 - Nigeria: FG to Conduct Census of Farmers
Guardian – 26 July 2009 - IFAD President, Nwanze, Visits Nigeria
Vanguard - 26 July 2009 - IFAD spends $187.5 m on rural devt — Nwanze
Guardian – 24 July 2009 - IFAD president visits Nigeria, holds food security talks

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Afrique en ligne – 23 July 2009 – IFAD Chief visits Nigeria
Reliefweb – 23 July 2009 - IFAD President Nwanze heads to Nigeria
Next – 22 July 2009 - IFAD President to visit Nigeria for Agric Forum