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December

Farming First - 19 December 2012 - Interview with Kanyo F. Nwanze: Pro-Poor Investment in Agriculture

Viet Nam News - 17 December 2012 - Co-operatives keen to help faltering farmers

Modern Ghana - 11 December 2012 - IFAD and AGRA call for continued investments in Africa's farming

Oxfam International - 9 December 2012 - Apply what we already know works - blog post by IFAD’s President Kanayo F. Nwanze


November

eKantipur.com - 20 November 2012 - Farmers prepare wish list for agriculture strategy

Debating Europe - 19 November 2012 - Should Europe be promoting organic food in the developing world?

FOROYAA Newspaper - 19 November 2012 - Gambia Is a Heavily Indebted Low Income Country

Xinhua News Agency - 12 November 2012 - IFAD funds 34 million USD for Gambian farmers

Individual.com - 9 November 2012 - IFAD extends grant funding to DR Congo to boost food security

OSUN DEFENDER - 6 November 2012 - 100 large-scale rice mills to be constructed – Minister

East African Business Week - 5 november 2012 - Burundi Gets U.S.$2.6 Billion

A1SaudiArabia.com - 5 november 2012 - Doha to organize food security conference

Philippine Information Agency - 5 november 2012 - Region 8 MSMEs to showcase products in Bahandi 2012 Regional Trade Fair at SM Megamall

How We Made It In Africa - 4 November 2012 - How land deals with foreign investors can actually benefit African farmers

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 3 november 2012 - ADB, partners to help protect rural Bangladesh from climate change impacts


October

Inter Press Service – 1 November 2012 - Q&A: “Smallholder Agriculture Needs to Be Seen as a Business”

American.com – 31 October 2012 - Is It Time to Stop Putting Food in Our Cars?

Gambia News – 30 October 2012 - Gambia hosts regional IFAD forum

The GCARD blog – 30 October 2012 - Rural poverty exists everywhere

France Matin - 30 October 2012 - Le FIDA et le Niger signent un accord de financement de 21,46 millions d'USD pour améliorer la petite irrigation

Vientiane Times– 29 October 2012 - Agriculture officials get lessons in project monitoring (Laos)

Sun Star Network - 29 October - Fisheries bureau needs P300M budget for coastal program

The GCARD blog – 29 October 2012 - The GCARD2 social media team receives certificate from Uruguay's Minister of Agriculture

Ministerio de Desarrollo Territorial (Argentina) - 25 October 2012 - Joven mapuche representa a la provincia de Neuquén en Italia

El Tribuno - 25 October 2012 - Jujuy contará con un plan para pobladores rurales pobres

Le Guide du Maroc – 25 October 2012 - FAO: le nombre d'affamés diminue mais reste bien trop élevé

Huffington Post – 24 October 2012 - Andrew Wainer: Remittances and Immigration

Sudan Vision – 24 October 2012 - Sudan, IFAD Agreement to Reschedule Sudan's Debt

Tribune – 24 October 2012 -  Lutte anti-acridienne - Le gouvernement, solidaire

Nigerian Tribune – 24 October 2012 - Agric extension as recipe for food crisis

Solomon Star – 24 October 2012 -   RDP makes positive impacts on villagers

 Multinoticias Canal 4 – 24 de Octubre 2012 -  Comisión Económica aprueba ampliación de convenio con el FIDA

Food Business News – 23 October 2012 - George McGovern, anti-hunger champion, dies at 90

Individual.com – 23 October 2012 - 124 Farmers Get N3.7 Million Soft Loans in Zamfara

The GCARD blog – 23 October 2012 - Kenyan farmer: "Research and Extension services fail to reach smallholder farmers in rural areas!"

Philippine Information Agency – 23 October 2012 - Feature: Rice institutes promote ‘Nutrient Manager’

Web Newswire – 23 October 2012 - Feature: North, Central Luzon farmers benefit from internationally-funded project

APP – 19 October 2012 - Se tramita concreción de un matadero y peladero de pollos en San Javier

El Observador del Valle – 18 October 2012 - La provincia recibirá 3,7 millones de pesos para apoyar a productores agropecuarios

Corrientes Noticias – 23 de  Octubre - Corrientes concentra a diversas provincias insertas en el PRODEAR

Ceylon Daily News – 23 October 2012 - (Sri Lanka) Good times ahead for fisheries industry says Rajitha

Zecco – 22 October 2012 - At World Food Prize Ceremony, UN Secretary-General Calls for New Approaches to Combat Hunger

Interaksyon: - 22 October 2012- 2,000 Misamis Oriental farmers march to mark 40 years of Farmers Emancipation Act

Midi Madagaskari  - 19 October 2012 - Amoron’i Mania - Projet AROPA : Mise en œuvre d’un mécanisme ciblant les plus vulnérables…

India Environment Portal – 18 October 2012 - Livestock and renewable energy

Inter Press Service – 18 October 2012 -  Senegal Finds the Cooperative Way to More Food

Grainnet.com – 18 October 2012 - IFAD Works to Create Business Opportunities For Globaly Competitive Ag Sector

Governo da Paraíba – 17 October 2012 - Convênio entre Governo e Fida garante R$ 100 milhões

Individual.com – 18 October 2012 -  Global input sought for United Nations anti-hunger meeting

Botswana Gazette – 17 October 2012 - Agric pushes for results is smallholder farming

Philippine Information Agency – 16 October 2012 -  Eastern Visayas hosts 1st National Peatland Summit

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – 16 October 2012 - Food Minister urges world community to help reduce adverse impact of climate change

The Gulf Today – 15 October 2012 - Catherine Hornby: Arms, arms everywhere, not a grain for many

Sunday Observer  14 October 2012 - Cooperatives – the key to feeding the world

Huffington Post – 14 October 2012 - Neil Parmar: Books Or Food: Which One Will Put An End To Poverty?

El Moudjahid and L'Expression Edition 14 October 2012 - Pour créer de la croissance : M. Djoudi appelle à une "grande flexibilité" des dépenses budgétaires

New Indian Express – 13 October 2012 - Best practices on tribal development

Individual.com  - 12 October 2012 -   China inks loan agreement with IFAD on boosting rual development - Also reported in Philippines Times)

Individual.com – 12 October 2012 - Azerbaijani state non bank organisation to involve new foreign loans

IRIN – 11 October 2012 -  FOOD: How good is the new hunger data?

Hunger-Undernutrition Blog  - 10 October 2012 - Global Hunger Statistics: A Numbers Game 

Ethiopian Press Agency – 11 October 2012 - Billions in Loans and Aid for Ethiopia

Business World – 11 October 2012  -  Leyte peatland rehabilitation set

USAgNet – 10 October 2012 - U.N.: 870 Million People are 'Chronically' Undernourished,

Scottrade – 10 October 2012 -  Roundup: Latin America leads hunger reduction over past two decades

BusinessWeek – 10 October 2012 - Nigeria Gains From Zimbabwe as Farmer Helps Cassava Drive

IPS – 9 October 2012 -   When it Comes to Hunger, Zero is the Only Acceptable Number

UN – 9 October 2012 -  UN experts urge creation of new fund to lift world's vulnerable from poverty

United Nations – 9 October 2012 -  Nearly 870 million people chronically undernourished, says new UN hunger report

Equities.com – 9 October 2012 - Agriculture-The revolution has started [African Business]

Reuters – 9 October 2012 - OPINION-Hunger falls but still unacceptably high-FAO chief

IPS / AllAfrica.com – 8 October 2012 - Productions record de mil dans le bassin arachidier

Courier Mail (Australia) – 9 October 2012 - Anti poverty week

Generaccion.com – 7 October 2012 - Ministro Milton von Hesse firma convenio de cooperación interinstitucional con minera Southern Perú

Gulf Times -  10 October 2012 - ADB to help protect Bangladesh from harm of climate change 

Zambia Daily Mail – 7 October 2012 - Tanzania’s Arusha: the Geneva of Africa

Pig Progress – 8 October 2012 -  Swaziland: Ag development programme supports pig farmers

Zecco  - 4 October 2012 -  Thousands of families in Colombia to benefit from UN-backed poverty reduction project 

European Commission – 4 October 2012 - The EU and the International Fund for Agricultural Development sign a partnership to improve sustain

Mozambique News Agency – 3 October 2012 - Mozambique: IFAD Promises 39 Million Dollars for Small Producers

UN News Centre – 3 October 2012 - Thousands of families in Colombia to benefit from UN-backed poverty reduction project

Xihua News Agency – 3 October 2012 - ADB, partners to help protect rural Bangladesh from climate impacts


September

Agence de Presse Senegalaise – 20 September 2012 - Kaolack : les producteurs invités à maintenir les acquis du PAFA

VOV online – 21 September 2012 - Vietnam-UN relations develop well

Consumers International Blog – 19 September 2012 - A global food crisis is upon us

Dairy Site – 19 September 2012 - Can the World Beat Global Food Price Spikes?

L'Observateur RD Congo – 19 September 2012 - Province de l'Equateur : PRAPE intensifie les activités de lutte contre l'insécurité alimentaire

Rwanda New Times – 19 September 2012  - EDPRS: Walking the Talk : Sericulture : Opening sluice gates of opportunities for rural communities

ANSA – 17 September 2012 -Agricoltura:Programma IFAD sostiene piccoli produttori cacao

Aminata – 18 September 2012 -  Forum économique de Guinée: Réaction de l'ancien ministre lucien Guiulao

Business Daily Africa -  18 September 2012 - Maize farmers to face competition from importers

Business Day Nigeria – 18 September 2012 -  How Abia plans 4,000 jobs through mega farms

ICILome – 18 September 2012 -  Agriculture/ Economie: Evaluation à mi-parcours ce mardi à Lomé du PNIASA

Farming First – 18 September 2012 - Farming First Partners with African Green Revolution Forum

Individual.com / East African Business Week / AllAfrica – 18 September 2012 - Micro-Enterprises to Boost Business Sector (Rwanda)

Barilochense.com -  16 September 2012 - Impulsan un mercado común para productores en Bariloche (PRODERPA)

Noti-Rio – 17 September 2012 - Comienzan a “ver” el turismo rural

Equities.com – 17 September 2012 - Agricultural Meet Set for Next Week

Business Daily Africa -  17 September 2012 - It’s time to rethink these loan schemes for farmers

Guinee News  - 17 September 2012 -   Le guinéen Mohamed Béavogui du FIDA donne ses impressions sur le forum économique de la Guinée.

Pakistan Press International – 17 September 2012 -  Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and German govt in Rs 4 billion collaboration for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa poor

Chubut  - 17 September 2012 -   CORFO dicta taller teórico práctico para técnicos de PRODERPA

St Martin Daily Herald -  16 September 2012 - Alliance needed on food security and agricultural development

AfriqueJet – 13 September 2012 - Des projets FIDA bloués pur non paiement de 13 millions de FCFA

Tribuna del Yaqui – 16 September 2012 -  Ayudarán a artesanos a potencializar su trabajo

This Day Online – 16 September 2012  - Revving up the Engine of Agriculture (Nigeria)

Himalayan Times -  16 September 2012 - Govt starts ADS consultation to be launched

Gloobal – 16 September 2012 - Niger - Tchad: Lagriculture durable est-elle possible au Sahel?

Guinee News - 15 September 2012 -  Ouverture du Forum Economique: les meilleurs spécialistes de l’économie africaine se donnent rendez-vous à Conakry !

Biodiversity Policy & Practice  - 14 September 2012 - Event: First Global Meeting of Indigenous Peoples Forum  

GoArticles -  14 September 2012 - Mother Bamboo - Using Bamboo to Escape Poverty in Tanzania Women

New Age Bangladesh  14 September 2012 - ‘Water lords’ rule haors in Sunamganj

Latin America Press – 14 September 2012 - A new food crisis must be prevented

Officiel d'Information et de Conseil sur le Congo – 14 September 2012 - L'igname désormais cultivée dans le département du Pool

AllAfrica – 14 September 2012 - Uganda: Hidden Hunger in the Capital

Business Day Nigeria - 13 September 2012 - Smallholder farmers this, smallholder farmers that...

Le Monde – 13 September 2012 - La spéculation coupable de la flambée des prix des aliments ?

AllAfrica / Heritage – 13 September 2012 - Gov't Boosts Tree Crops Production 
Irish Examiner- 13 September 2012 - EU biofuel rethink food for thought for producers

Sri Lanka Daily News – 13 September 2012 - Lanka Orix Finance embarks on financial literacy initiative

ABC.es – 12 September 2012 - España acogerá por primera vez la Conferencia Mundial Caprina en Gran Canaria

ADN Kronos – 11 September 2012 - E' equo e biologico certificato il cacao africano che traina la crescita 

Kathmandu Post – 12 September 2012 - (Nepal) Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS): Work resumes on drafting 10-year farm plan

Aujourd Hui Le Maroc – 11 September 2012 - M. Akhannouch s'entretient avec une responsable du FIDA

The NonProfit Press  - 11 September 2012 - Cameroon releases IITA improved cassava varieties to boost food security

Ghana Business News – 9 September 2012 - UN agencies fear another global food crisis on high prices

Saudi Gazette – 9 September 2012 - IFAD pledges $41m for Yemen farm development

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia – 9 September 2012 - M.A.G. – Dincap a traves del proyecto Paraguay rural fortalece a productores de granos en el dpto....

Tanzania Citizen – 9 September 2012 - Strong industrial growth to propel African farming

Inter Press Service - 8 September 2012 - Getting Into the Business of Environment

Le Potentiel/AllAfrica – 7 September 2012 - Cinq questions a Antoine Roger Sumbela Esukumu [interview]

Fructidor.com – 7 September 2012 - Nombre alarmant de terres agricoles cédées aux investisseurs

Vientane Times – 6 September 2012 - First IFAD Country Manager presents credentials

El Tribuno – 6 September 2012 - Luz verde del Senado para otro endeudamiento

The Island – 5 September 2012 - Sri Lanka: Trinco gets Central fish market

Daily News – 4 September 2012 - (Sri Lanka) President to open Trinco fish market complex

Yemen News Agency – 2 September 2012 - Yemen, WB discuss supporting agricultural development projects

Earthsign – 2 September 2012 - Water and Food Security (that other crisis)


August

PANA /farmlandgrab.org – 31 August 2012 - Study reveals 5 African countries worst hit by agric land grab

La Prensa de Honduras – 31 August 2012 - Entregan recursos a productores de Jocón

The North Bank Evening Standard - 15 August 2012 - GYIN-Gambia launches ‘I Am a GYINer’ Campaign

Biodiversity Policy & Practice - 9 August - UN Marks International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

Wall Street Journal - 13 August 2012 - Ethanol vs. the World (editorial)

Business Day Nigeria - 11 August 2012 - Assessing FG’s poverty reduction initiative in Niger Delta

AlertNet, AllAfrica, Zecco – 9 August 2012 - Climate Conversations - Will Information - or Infrastructure - Help With Food Price Shocks?

Serpents and Doves: A development policy blog by CAFOD – 9 August 2012 - Food crisis? Think Small!

The Hindu – 9 August 2012 - Micro-credit new mantra of livelihood in Rajasthan (India) 

CIMMYT's Blog – 8 August 2012 - SIMLESA farmers from western and eastern Kenya share their experiences

AllAfrica / IPS – 7 August 2012 - Des femmes dans l'aviculture pour lutter contre la pauvrete rurale

The Telegraph – 7 August 2012 - Implementation a big challenge: ADB boss (India)

Xinhua – 6 August 2012 - IFAD to fund vocational training in Madagascar

 Awoko – 6 August 2012 - Deputy Trade Minister hails Farmers in the East (Sierra Leone)

Inter Press Service – 6 August 2012 -  Climate-Battered South Asia Looks to Rio+20 Formula –

AllAfrica – 3 August 2012 - Madagascar: Country to Receive Boost for Agricultural Productivity Program

AlertNet – 02 August 2012 - Photo Blog - How to build resilience in Niger

El Tribuno Salta – 02 August 2012 - El Ejecutivo programa otro endeudamiento

Fratmat – 02 August 2012 - Korhogo :plus de 500 tonnes de semences distribuées a 1450 petits producteurs de riz et de maïs


July

The Guardian poverty blog – 19 July 2012 - South-south partnerships point way for food security and poverty reduction (by Fazle Hasan Abed and Kanayo Nwanze)

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – 18 July 2012 - IFAD to provide $56m for haor areas

Daily Star – 19 July 2012 -  IFAD ready to help in farm sector uplift

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – 18 July 2012 - Food for all govt's main target: Syed Ashraf

PR Newswire – 18 July 2012 - Somali Diaspora can Play a Vital Role in Fostering Development Across the Region

 Globedia Mexico -  18 July 2012 - Puzzle Rojo colabora con la organización Juntos por Camboya para combatir la pobreza infantil

The Nigerian Observer -  18 July 2012 - IFAD Boss Decries Programme’s Poor Performance

United Nations Multimedia – 18 July 2012 -  FAO: Les pays doivent multiplier les efforts pour lutter contre le travail des enfants dans l'agriculture

The Tide Newspaper -  18 July 2012 - Delta Farmers Laud IFAD For Support

The Guardian Nigeria – 17 July 2012 -  IFAD lauds govt’s agric initiative, recognition of farmers

The Pointer - 17 July 2012 - Farmers Laud IFAD On Technical, Material Support

United Nations Multimedia – 17 July 2012 -  Senegal: Sowing the seeds (podcast)

Agromeat – 17 July 2012 - Agro contará con crédito de US$50 millones (Colombia)

El Espectador  - 16 July 2012 - Agro contará con crédito de US$50 millones

El Quetzalteco – 17 July 2012 -  Invertirán Q12.5 millones en turismo

Agence de Presse Senegalaise – 17 July 2012 -  Des producteurs de sésame vont vendre le kilo à 450 francs à Kaffrine

Xinhua -  17 July 2012 - China provides largest loan to Cambodia for agriculture, irrigation development

Dhaka Informer -  17 July 2012 - PM seeks IFAD support for fish processing plant

Sud online – 17 July 2012 - Le Fida s’inquiète du problème d’accès aux marchés (Senegal)

Nigeria Punch – 16 July 2012 - AU endorses Nigerian candidates for UN posts

East Asia and Pacific on the rise (WB blog) – 16 July 2012 - Women outvote men to build activity hall in the Solomons

The Daily Star – 15 July 2012 - Leveraging South-South cooperation (by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed and Kanayo F. Nwanze)

VEN.VN – 13 July 2012 -  Dak Nong intensifies attracting investments

Nigerian Daily – 15 July 2012  - NAMB leverages on Int’l MFBs investors forum

 Le Courrier du Vietnam   - 14 July 2012 -   Vers une production durable de la viande de boeuf des H’mông

UG Pulse – 12 July 2012 -   Premier courts IFAD to extend services to northern Uganda

Ghana News Agency   - 12 July 2012  - Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture visits beneficiaries at Birim Central

GEG Project – 12 July 2012 - New UNCTAD’s World Investment Report highlights Sustainable Development

Agence Kampuchea Presse – 10 July 2012  - IFAD To Invest US$50 Million to Improve Agriculture in Cambodia

Business World (Philippines) – 10 July 2012Special features: EntrepreNEWS

AllAfrica / APS – 10 July 2012 - Sénégal: La Sipa de Boyinadji Sollicite l'appui des pouvoirs publics pour atteindre ses objectifs

Daily Times – 9 July 2012 - FG, IFAD spend N300m on agricultural programme

AllAfrica and Vanguard – 9 July 2012 - Agric Funding - NANTS Laments Non-Compliance By State Governments

Group L’Avenir – 9 July 2012- Développement de l'agriculture en RDC : Bientôt un nouveau projet PAPAKIN financé par FIDA au Bas-Congo et Bandundu

World Bank  - 9 July 2012 -  Eco-resorts booming in idyllic Solomon Islands

Financial Chronicle – 9 July 2012 - IPO route for MFI growth not bad, but valuations a worry

Fresh Plaza – 9 July 2012 - Ecuador: Grupo logra exportar 5 mil cajas de plátano

The Australian  - 6 July 2012 - Growing faith in African dream

Vientiane Times – 6 July 2012 - Agriculture policy under scrutiny (Laos)

Ghana Business News – 4 July 2012 - Best farmer commends IFAD for promoting root, tuber crops in Ghana

Agence de Presse Senegalaise – 4 July 2012 -  La SIPA de Boyinadji sollice l'appui des pouvoirs publics pour atteindre ses objectifs

Inter Press Service – 3 July 2012 - Eco-Villages Breathe New Life Into Rural Senegal

This is Africa – 3 July 2012 - Africa: Growing Africa's Land

Chubut  - 2 July 2012 - Corfo entregó fondos y alimentos a la comunidad ancestral lago rosario

Capital Financiero - 2 July 2012 - Pequeños agricultores aseguran el desarrollo sostenible

WB blog – 2 July 2012 -  A day in the life of the Solomons Rural Development Project

The Independent – 1 July 2012 - Bidco has transformed Kalangala


June

GNA – 27 June 2012 - IFAD Evaluation Committee tourns Northern Ghana

New Vision (Uganda) – 29 June 2012 - Smuggling Stifles Local Rice Farmers 

TrustMedia – 29 June 2012 - This Week at Trust Media (25/06/2012-29/06/2012)

Ceylon Daily News – 27 June 2012 - Development funds should be fully utilized - Minister Rajitha (Sri Lanka)

ABC Paraguay – 27 June 2012 - Mag da prioridad a negociación con grupos campesinos; Buscan pacificación con planes de trabajo rural

IPS / AllAfrica – 26 January 2012 - Sénégal: Un éco-village pour le développement et pour réduire l'exode rural

El Economista – 26 June 2012 - La ONU le prestará US56 millones a México

Business Standard – 26 June 2012 -India: TN to give boost to products made by women’s SHGs

Le Monde – 25 June 2012 - L'agriculture familiale, indispensable au développement de l'Afrique

East African Business Week (Kampala) – 25 June 2012 - Rwanda: Standards Hampering Exports

Agri Marketing – 25 June 2012 -  FAO Director-General Welcomes UN Secretary-General's Zero Hunger Challenge

Xinhua – 23 June 2012 - Burundi : 7 millions USD du FIDA pour le projet "Emploi des jeunes ruraux"

Le Soleil – 21 June 2012 - Satisfecit des bailleurs sur les résultats atteints par le projet PROMER II 

Vibe Ghana – 20 June 2012 - IFAD President calls for more investment in agriculture

Vientiane Times – 18 June - Laos plants seeds of commercial agriculture

El Diario de Chihuahua – 17 June 2012 - Sufren por la sequía 48 millones de mexicanos

The East African – 16 June 2012  -  ‘No more land for Bidco project’- activists

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – 15 June - Project launched for job diversifications in Haor area

Daily Guide Ghana – 15 June  2012 - Alarm Blows; $9m NDC Loan Stinks – MPs

EurekAlert! – 15 June 2012 - New report: Unlikely alliances bringing back dead rivers, barren landscapes, and farm yields

Nigeria Punch – 15 June 2012 - BRACED states and opportunities in agricultural value chain development

AllAfrica – 14 June 2012 - Smallholders Anchor Sustainable Development at RIO +20

Business Recorder – 14 June 2012 - Rs 44.6 billion foreign loans estimated for federal projects (Pakistan)

IPS - 14 June 2012 - Brasil: el cilantro adereza la convivencia con la sequía

The Guardian development blog – 13 June 2012 - Rio+20 a chance to engage smallholder farms in sustainable agriculture

Jordan News Agency – 13 June 2012 - Jordan, IFAD discuss agricultural cooperation

AllAfrica – 13 June 2012 - Partnerships Make Sao Tome Cocoa Grow 

The Botswana Gazette – 13 June 2012 - Agric funding needed

The Economist Group (Management Thinking) – 12 June 2012 - Let markets play their part in feeding the world

Ceylon Daily Times – 13 June 2012 - Fisheries industry moves with the times (Sri Lanka) 

Estrategia y Negocios – 12 June 2012 - Recomiendan al G20 fomentar inversiones e innovación agrícola

IPS /AlertNet – 11 June 2012  - Q&A - "Today's Food System Is Failing Small Farmers"

Vietnam Plus – 12 June 2012 - Agriculture : 35 millions de dollars pour le Cambodge

Ghana Business News / GNA – 11 June 2012 - Ghana’s Agric Minister terminates AfDB-IFAD funded road project contract

Modern Ghana – 11 June 2012 - Global leader in cooperative banking, Rabobank, to give key note address spotlighting Africas financial tools at upcoming AFIF.

Today.Az – 11 June 2012 - Azerbaijan to join FAO Regional Conference

SciDev.net – 10 June 2012 - Indian Ocean Islands Link Up Via Agriculture Web Portal

Les Depeches de Brazzaville – 9 June 2012 - Développement rural : les résultats du Proder 1 jugés peu satisfaisants

Investing Australia – 7 June 2012 - The Difference We Make

Christian Science Monitor – 7 June 2012 - Versatile engines power up rural African villages

Sri Lanka Daily News – 7 June 2012 - LOLC opens 'three' branches in N and E

Kenya Star / All Africa – 6 June 2012 - Africa Road to Rio+20 - Making Agriculture Climate-Smart

Agence Congolaise De Presse – 6 June 2012- Le FIDA salue l’engagement du gouvernement congolais à lutter contre la pauvreté et la faim en RDC

Terra USA – 6 June 2012 - FIDA dona 1,75 millones de dólares para afrodescendientes en América Latina

VietnamPlus - 6 June 2012 -  Poules caquettent, canards cancanent en première classe

NTN24 - 6 June 2012 -  Nicaragua pide 400 millones de dólares a organismos para combatir la pobreza

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – 5 June 2012 - ECNEC approves 8 projects involving Tk 1,547 cr

G-Online – 5 June 2012 - 7 challenges for 7 billion

World of success – 5 June 2012 - Hope for upland rice farmers in Nepal

Solomon Times Online – 5 June 2012 - Peak World Organic Body Ticks Pacific Organic Standard

AllAfrica.com – 4 June 2012 - West Africa: Partnership to Develop Crop Insurance to Secure Smallholder Incomes

AllAfrica.com – 4 June 2012 - Africa: IFAD President Receives Honorary Doctorate From Canadian University

Ecuador Inmediato – 4 June 2012 : FIDA y España financiarán $63 millones para el 'Buen Vivir' en territorios rurales de Ecuador

ABC.az – 4 June 2012 - IFAD/IDB hold a workshop on their new rural project in Azerbaijan

The Chronicle – 3 June 2012 - Hannah Tetteh Wants Growth of Rural Enterprises

The Star – 3 June 2012 - Kenya: AGRA Launches Lending Scheme for Rural Farmers

McGill University – 1 June 2012 - McGill confers honorary degree on Kanayo F. Nwanze

Présidence de la République du Tchad – 1 June 2012 - Une délégation du FIDA a été reçue par le Chef de l'Etat

Agence Ivoirienne de Presse – 1 June 2012 - Bouaké abrite un atelier sur la validation du rapport dachèvement des PPMS

Calcutta Telegraph – 1 June 2012 - 8-year thrust on rural employment (India)


May

IIED – 31 May 2012 - Looking beyond land to support rural youth

El Economista – 30 de mayo 2012 - Experto de FIDA destaca papel del BCIE en reducir la pobreza en Centroamérica

El Ancasti – 30 de mayo 2012 -  Dan de baja al PRODERNOA y lanzan el PRODERI

Graphic Ghana – 29 May 2012 - Guinea fowl industry soars

Cision Wire – 29 May 2012 -  Global Gathering Features Leading Authorities on Cassava Research

De Guate – 28 de mayo 2012 - Primera Cooperativa agrícola de mujeres a nivel centroamericano recibe certificación Global Gap

Sunday Observer – 27 May 2012 - Rs. 300m to develop inland fisheries and aquaculture

VietnamPlus – 26 May 2012 - Partenariat public-privé pour le développement rural

GhanaHomePage -  26 May 2012 -  Rural Farmers Can't Access Funds

King Hussein Foundation – 25 May 2012 - Women Business Owners Gain Confidence Participating in Souk Jara for First Time
  
A Celebration of Women – 25 May 2012 - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – ‘speaking out about gender equality’

Matangi Tonga – 25 May 2012 - IFAD grants US$3m for Rural Innovation in Tonga

New Vision -  24  May 2012 - Govt intervenes in Buvuma land dispute

Terra USA – 23 de mayo 2012 - Informe evidencia las desigualdades que padecen zonas

Sri Lanka Daily News – 23 May 2012 - Rubber profitable crop in Sri Lanka

Kenya Star / AllAfrica – 23 May 2012 - Kenya Major Funding Boost for Resource Management Project

News.am – 23 May 2012 - Armenian PM bids farewell to outgoing IFAD Country Programme Manager

PanArmenian Network – 23 May 2012 - IFAD delegation to visit Armenia in fall

Modern Ghana – 22 May 2012 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) partners with EMRC for AFIF 2012

Elan blog – 22 May 2012 - Farming to Fight Poverty in Egypt

Star Africa – 23 May 2012 - Virtual Press Briefing by IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze

US Mission Geneva – 21 May 2012 - Food Security Program Yielding Tangible Results in Africa

Sudan Vision – 22 May 2012 - Workshop to Promote Sudanese Livestock Exports

El Colombiano – 21 de mayo -  El FIDA examina el "Desarrollo rural en América Latina"

Ghana Business News – 21 May 2012 -  IFAD says over $700m of loans, grants portfolio goes into rural financial services

Prensa Libre – 21 de mayo 2012  - “Hay más de seis mil desempleados” (Guatemala)

AllAfrica.com – 18 May 2012 - Africa: Smallholder Farmers Are Vital to Success of New Smallholder Initiative

Uganda Daily Monitor – 21 May 2012 -  Small holder farmers should be Connected to markets

Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency – 20 May 2012 - IFAD: 3.9 million dinars for local initiatives

Zimbio – 19 May 2012 -  IFAD Disburses N270m To Rural Communities In Borno - Leadership Newspapers

Fiji Times – 19 May 2012 - Sitting on treasure

Xinhua – 18 May 2012 - Madagascar : le financement des projets contre de la pauvreté conditionné par la stabilité politique (FIDA)

New York Times – 17 May 2012 - Q. and A.: How to Save Bangladesh?

Il sole 24 ore - 18 Maggio 2012 - Il G-8 investa in Africa sui piccoli agricoltori

Huffington Post – 16 May 2012 - Andrea Riccardi: G8 Summit: Putting Food on the Table Through Investing in Small Farmers

ONE – 16 May 2012 - Obama, Bono, G8 leaders… and YOU!

Chicago Council on Global Affairs (blog) – 15 May 2012 - Guest Commentary - Why the farmer should be put first (by President Nwanze)

Think Africa Press – 11 May 2012 - Ghana's Rural Enterprise Project: A Model for Rural Development in Africa?

Yemen News Agency – 15 May 2012 - IFAD-funded projects in Yemen reviewed

 East African Business Week (Kampala) – 14 May 2012 - Uganda: 'Target Small Scale Farmers'

KM for me... and you? – 11 May 2011 - The wealth of communities of practice - pointers to assess networked value?

Foodbev – 11 May 2011 - IFAD awards PhytoTrade Africa grant

ABN – 10 May 2012 - Agricultural Investment Trends with Kanayo Nwanze  

ADN – 9 May 2012 - Autoridades del fondo internacional de desarrollo agropecuario visitarán Río Negro (Argentina)

Inter Press Service – 10 May 2012 - Desigualdad territorial se hace visible en América Latina

A Celebration of Women – 9 May 2012South America – ‘camelids for sustainable rural development’

GNA – 9 May 2012 - Government expands REP to cover all 161 assemblies

Thoughtlines with Bob Carr – 9 May 2012 - 2012-13 International Development Assistance Budget

 Heritage – 8 May 2012 - Liberia: Government to Boost Agriculture, Projects U.S.$80 Million

 Travel Impact Newswire – 8 May 2012  - How Colonialism Crushed The World’s Indigenous Peoples

Ezine Mark – 8 May 2012 - Benefits of investing in agriculture stocks

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia (Paraguay) – 8 de mayo - El MAG inaugura planes de negocios en el departamento de Caaguazú

Masress.com – 6 May 2012 - Struggling to make their community (Egypt)

Natural News – 5 May 2012 - Agriculture cooperatives could end hunger while boosting socio-economic development in impoverished regions

Mail & Guardian – 2 May 2012 - Grassroots shift reaps resilient crop


April

Worldwatch Institute (blog) – 30 April 2012 - Recognizing the Potential of Agricultural Cooperatives to Combat Hunger and Poverty

La Prensa Web – 28 April 2012 - Seguridad alimentaria con soberanía en las Américas

Cameroonwebnews.com – 27 April 2012 - Cameroon Reaps Benefits of Investments in Agricultural Research

APA News – 27 April 2012 - IFAD approves US$80 million project for Nigeria

Yale Global Online – 26 April 2012 - Carbon Credits to Benefit Farmers

Club of Mozambique – 24 April 2012 - Programme to increase agricultural production and yields in Mozambique to receive funding

AllAfrica – 24 April 2012 - Afrique de l'Ouest: Le partenariat AFD/FIDA au service du développement rural

Terra USA – 24 April 2012 - FIDA: El 60 % de mexicanos que vive en pobreza extrema.

Zawya – 23 April 2012 - Egypt to enhance food security with IFAD US$71 million loan and grant

Ghana Business News – 23 April 2013 - Ghanaian farmer readies 24-metric tons of butternut squash for export to UK

Business Day (South Africa) – 23 April 2013 - Growing the skills of SA's rural farmers

Guinee News – 23 April 2013 - Lutte contre la pauvreté en Guinée:le FIDA investit dans l’autonomisationdes structures rurales et la gouvernance locale

Vientiane Times – 21 April 2012 - New dormitory enables Attapeu children to attend school (Laos)

AFP – 22 April 2012 - Sovereign funds urged to invest in developing nations

La Tribuna – 20 April 2012 - CN confiere medalla de honor al director regional del FIDA

Tercera Informacion – 19 April 2012 - ONU pone a Nicaragua de ejemplo en avances en combate a la pobreza

La Prensa Gráfica – 20 April 2012 - Diputados avalan paquete de $152 millones en préstamos

The New Nation – 19 April 2012 - 5 lakh farmers improve agri productivity (Bangladesh)

Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy – 19 February 2012 - African land grab for food security not profit, says UN

AfricanSeer – 19 April 2012 - Togo: 'The land is never wrong', says togolese farmer

VibeGhana.com – 18 April 2012 - 12,000 farmers to benefit from NRGP project (Ghana)

Energy Bulletin – 18 April 2012 - Five renewable sources of energy for farmers in developing countries

The Daily Observer – 17 April 2012 - Gambia: 50 Extension Workers Trained in LRR

Terra USA – 17 April 2012 - Congreso ratifica préstamo beneficiará a indígenas del Caribe de Nicaragua

AfricanSeer – 17 April 2012 - West Africa: Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible in the Sahel?

World Bank – 16 April 2012 - Enhancing Social Protection Programs During Emergencies In Nicaragua

Biodiversity Policy & Practice – 16 April 2012 - New Global Alliance Supports Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Livestock Sector

International Institute for Journalism of GIZ (weblog) – 15 April 2012 - IFAD: The State Of Rural Poverty Today

IRIN – 13 April 2012 - Madagascar: Small steps towards land reform
Media Terre – 14 April 2012 - Soutien du FIDA à la participation des peuples autochtones à Rio+20

AllAfrica – 12 April 2012 - Decent, Productive Employment for Rural Youth

International Business Times – 12 April 2012 - Azawad: The Tuaregs’ Nonexistent State In A Desolate, Poverty-Stricken Wasteland

Agence de Presse Sénégalaise – 12 April 2012 - Sénégal: La régénération naturelle pour contrer la disparition des ligneuses

Noticias Con Objetividad – 12 April 2012 - FIDA aprueba nuevo préstamo para proyecto de US$25.8 millones para el desarrollo rural en Paraguay

IPS / AllAfrica – 11 April 2012 - Togo: «La terre ne trompe jamais», selon un jeune agriculteur

Daily Observer – 11 April 2012 -  Gambia: Rural Finance Project Gives Over D2 Million Support to Partners

FARA Secretariat (blog) – 11 April 2012 - Deepening IFAD’s engagement with the private sector

AfDB / AllAfrica – 6 April 2012 - Infertile land in Gambia put to plough due to joint AfDB/IFAD/government watershed management project

Ghana Business News – 5 April 2012 - IFAD, EU completes €20m food facility programme in Ghana, other West African countries

AGI - 3 April 2012 - Burundi: sale produzione riso con coltivazioni intensive



March

New Straits Times – 30 March 2012  - Reshaping policies for climate-smart farming

I Stock Analyst – 25 March 2012 - Consumer Corner: A prince's call for 'good food'

Pacific Islands News Association - 23 March 2012 -
Ensuring access to water for agriculture vital for sustainable future UN

Vientiane Times – 16 March 2011 - Rural development programme to ease poverty in Xayaboury, Oudomxay (Laos)

ILRI news – 15 March 2011 - Towards a more coherent narrative for the global livestock sector

Daily Trust Nigera – 15 March 2011 - Child malnutrition and agriculture

Leadership - 12 March 2012 - IFAD Releases N1.9m To 3 Communities In Jigawa

UN News Centre – 8 March 2012 - Women’s participation in all aspects of society more vital than ever – UN officials

Individual – 7 March 2012 - The Invisible Guarantors of Food Security

Individual – 7 March 2012 - Nation Boosts Exports

Poten & Partners – 5 March 2012 - Somali Business Community Says Commerce Can Drive Political Reconciliation

Aus AID – 1 March 2012  - Australia considers re-joining UN IFAD to strengthen global food security

Cameroon Tribune – 1 March 2012 - IFAD Promises More Support to Cameroon

New Agriculturist – 1 March 2012 - Le patayourt : innovation à partir de racines et tubercules au Ghana


February

Aus AID – 1 March 2012  - Australia considers re-joining UN IFAD to strengthen global food security

Individual – 29 February 2012 - Gyin-Gambia Executive Meets IFAD Country Manager

Fratmat – 27 February 2012 - Cote d'Ivoire: Culture du riz - Un partenariat public-prive pour booster la production

IPS – 24 February 2012 - Wanted: Climate-Smart Agriculture

AllAfrica – 24 February 2012 - Sudan: Small Farmers Will Receive Improved Seed Varieties - U.S.$10.07 Million Grant From Ifad to Boost Food Security

Global Envision 21 February 2012 - How buying local may mean big returns for an Armenian equity fund

AllAfrica – 21 February 2012 - Maroc: Améliorer les revenus de 33 000 petits exploitants agricoles dans les zones montagneuses marocaines

www.asianfarmers.org -  21 February 2012 - AFA asserts smallholder role in rural development

The Non-Profit Press – 21 February 2012 - IFAD annual event focuses on how to feed the world and protect the planet

New Business Ethiopia – 20 February 2012 - Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, Bill Gates to Attend IFAD Meeting

Zimbio - 20 February 2012 - Small Indian hill state aims to improve agricultural livelihoods with UN loan.

Huffington Post – 15 February 2012 - Kanayo F. Nwanze: Farmers Are Ready to Do Their Part on Climate Change

The NewDawn - 10 February 2012 - GoL, IFAD Sign US$24.9 Million Agreement

Eco Friend News - 7 February 2012 - Climate change and agriculture top the agenda : 22-23 February 2012, Bill Gates and Rwanda's Paul Kagame to attend IFAD's annual meeting

UN News Centre - 2 February 2012 - Michelle Bachelet plaide pour la participation des femmes à la vie politique

Sri Lanka Ministry of Defence - 2 February 2012 - UN assists farmers in North

Malawi Voice - 1 February 2012- International Agricultural Fund Gives Malawi US$45m: 200, 000 Poor Households to Benefit

CNN - 1 February 2012 - Agriculture must play 'critical role' in Africa's future

UN News Centre - 1 February 2012 - Small Indian hill state aims to improve agricultural livelihoods with UN loan


January

Ceylon - 31 January 2012 - Sri Lanka war torn irrigation works get IFAD boost

Club of Mozambique - 31 January 2012 - International organisations to support artisanal fishing on the Sofala bank

Hindustan Times - 31 January 2012 - World Bank happy with progress of projects in State

Poten & Partners – 27 January 2012 - Rice, Cassava Project to Begin in April - IFAD

Zecco - 26 January 2012 - GAWFA Capacitates Clients in Central River Region

Individual.com /AllAfrica – 25 January 2012 - U.S.$45.7 Million IFAD Loan and Grant to Nation to Boost Food Security in Rural Areas

Reuters - 24 January 2012 - Davos founder hopes for "new humility" in 2012

The Pig Site – 19 January 2012 - ILRI Pig Production Project in Nagaland

UN News Service - 17 January 2012 - Ertharin Cousin of United States appointed as head of UN World Food Programme

NetIndia123.com - 15 January 2012 - Lifeline of the livelihood improvement project needs to be extended (India)

Dipnote - U.S. Department of State Official Blog – 5 January 2012 - Helping Guatemala Cultivate a Better Future

Oxfam News Blog – 4 January 2012 - From ‘pay as you go’ to ’share and grow’ – can mobile phones help small farmers?