Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



Business World - 29 December 2011 - Flooded Bangladesh now breeds prawns

Il Sole 24 ore - 24 December 2011 - Natale in Bangladesh (non è un cinepanettone)

Vientiane Times - 23 December 2011 - IFAD provides US$13.9m for food security programme

Vientiane Times – 14 December 2011 - Agriculture workshop targets development cooperation

Balita.org – 13 December 2011 - P260-million irrigation project in Antique kicks off (The Philippines)

Jakarta Globe - 3 December 2011 - Is Poverty Not ‘Sexy’ Enough for the Front Page?

China daily - 1 December 2011 - Farmers: COP17 must take agriculture sector seriously

Financial Express - 28 November 2011 - Microfinance changes economy of Dhanukhola village (Bangladesh)

Sun Star Network – 17 November 2011 - IFAD-released loans reach P102 million (The Philippines)

The New Nation - 16 November 2011 - NATP works for improving agro-production (Bangladesh)

Jollofnews - 24 October 2011 - Songhai Farming Chain, A Model For Africa

Pakistan and Gulf Economist - 23 October 2011 - Overseas Pakistanis in quest of incentives

Radio Lome - 7 October 2011 - Fin de séjour du président de FIDA au Togo

Business Ethiopia - 7 October 2011 - Benin to Launch Global Youth Innovation Network

Qatar News Agency - 3 October 2011 - Nairobi Hosts Forum on Direct Investment in Agricultural Land in Africa

Economic Times (India) - 4 October 2011 - Government has decided to alter nature of engagement with multilateral financial institutions

ReliefWeb - 30 September 2011 - IFAD loan of US$40.2 million to alleviate rural poverty in Pakistan

Vietnam Business Forum - 26 September 2011 - IFAD- A Helping Hand to Poverty Reduction in Vietnam

Vietnam Plus - 21 September 2011 - Séminaire sur l'édification de la Nouvelle campagne à Tuyen Quang

Ceylon Daily News - 15 September 2011 - Multi-duty fisheries centre opened (Sri Lanka)

The Times Of India - 14 September 2011 - 'Adopt zero budget natural farming for better produce, profits'

KM blog - 7 September 2011 - KM Singapore 2011: Riding the Wave of Experience

Lao Voices - 7 September 2011 - Capacity building to increase climate change financing in Southeast Asia discussed

Meat Trade News Daily - 5 September 2011 - Vietnam - Fattening cattle

Xinhua News Agency – 23 July 2011 - UN official hails China's efforts to ensure grain security

The Telegraph Calcutta – 15 July 2011 - Focus on rural livelihood

Xinhua News Agency – 13 July 2011 -World Bank to provide grant for poverty alleviation in Nepal

Panay News (Philippines) – 10 June 2011 - Irrigation systems to undergo rehab

Asia Plus – 9 June 2011 - IFAD supports development of livestock sector in Tajikistan

Sun Star Network (Philippines) – 9 June 2011 - Agri project aids Sagada with water systems

Vietnam Plus – 8 June 2011 - Donor delegates tour projects in Ha Tinh

Sri Lanka Island – 13 May 2011 - Sri Lanka: Cabinet approves US $ 164 mn water supply project for Jaffna, Killinochchi

Asian Tribune – 13 May 2011 - Water Supply & Sanitation Project for Jaffna and Kilinochchi

News from Bangladesh – 9 May 2011 - Over US$ 47 m loan from IFAD to secure livelihoods in ‘Char’ lands of Bangladesh

ICRISAT Watch – 30 April 2011 - Power to the Poor, People! CIAT, ICRISAT, IFAD, MMSU, Vietnam

South Asian Media Net – 24 April 2011 - Bhutan gets over $10m for agri boost

APP – 20 April 2011 -  UN stresses investment in S. Asian agriculture to end extreme rural poverty

UN News Centre – 19 April 2011 - Investing in agriculture key to ending extreme rural poverty in South Asia

AgInfo News from IAALD – 17 April 2011 - Rural knowledge networking in Asia - the ENRAP experience

Northern Philippine Times – 13 April 2011 - Development project set for 37 Cordillera towns

Post Courier - 13 April 2011 - Papua New Guinea: farmers to gain from 6-yr project

Manila Bulletin – 2 April 2011 - P3-B agricuture project to benefit 37 towns

Green Business Times – 21 March 2011 - Sowing seeds of food security for Singapore

Manila Bulletin – 4 March 2011 - Alcala hopeful on food security

Vietnam Business News – 28 February 2011 - IFAD funds Vietnam’s agricultural development project

Financial Express Bangladesh – 27 Februray 2011 - Economic growth, poverty cut important for balanced development

Philippine Daily Inquirer – 18 February 2011 - ODA down in 2010

Philippine Information Agency - 15 February 2011 - Kalinga coffee processors to undergo training

Daily Times - 14 February 2011 - Development schemes in FATA (Pakistan)

Asian Tribune - 11 February 2011 - Jaffna and Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation project gets underway

Philippines News Agency - 10 February 2011 - Catanduanes farmers get subsidized certified rice see

Lao Voices - 2 February 2011 - Lao women awarded women’s creativity prize

Bangladesh Government News – 15 January 2011 - Govt approves record Tk 16,000 crore to LGED in two years

Manila Times – 13 January 2011 - Small business lender’s loan releases surge

Online News – 3 January 2011 - Pakistan: LABARD to impart training to PPAF’s disabled beneficiaries

Manila Bulletin – 1 January 2011 - Wise use of ODA for 16 projects pledged