Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



March

El Pais - 27 March 2013 - España y el FIDA financiarán un programa para reducir la pobreza en Bolivia

KSBY TV - 25 March 2013 - Indonesian farmers trained to prevent future cocoa shortage

El Pais - 22 March 2013 - Fondo Internacional para el Desarrollo Agropecuario tiene US$47 millones disponibles para RD desde hace años

Irin - 21 March 2013 - Analysis: Rethinking food insecurity in Nepal’s Karnali region

News agency of Nigeria - 20 March 2013 - IFAD disburses N180m to 36 farming communities in Jigawa, says Agric Commissioner

UN News - 19 March 2013 - UN officials welcome Pope Francis’ commitment to support the poor and hungry

Huffington Post - 18 March 2013 - Danielle Nierenberg: 7 Strategies for Reducing Water Waste


February

Relief Web - 21 February 2013 - IFAD Partnership with Australian-financed Seeds of Life to help sustain rural communities during ‘hungry season’ in Timor-Leste

UN News - 19 February 2013 - Quinoa Year aims to ease food insecurity and transform the global diet

Le Soleil - 19 February 2013 - «Nous allons lancer au Sénégal un projet de 2,5 milliards FCfa pour le bassin arachidier»

Kuwait News Agency - 17 February 2013 - Kuwait believes in IFAD''s unique role in development

Eurasia Review - 16 February 2013 - Indigenous Peoples Find A New Dialogue Forum

Prensa Latina - 15 February 2013 - Recibe Nicaragua ayuda internacional para avicultura familiar

Food ingredient first - 14 February 2013 - Food and Nutrition Security Should be the Top Development Goal

All Africa - 14 February 2013 - Staff of UN Food Agencies in Mozambique Receive Award of Excellence

Global Post - 13 February 2013 - UN rural poverty chief wins new mandate

Global Times - 13 February 2013 - China eyes closer cooperation with IFAD over poverty reduction

UN News Service - 13 February 2013 - UN Loan and Grant Programme to Support Rural Youth and Women Farmers

AlertNet - 10 February 2013 - FAO, IFAD sign agreement to promote smallholder financing

Xinhua News Agency - 7 February 2013- Chinese vice premier to visit Europe for agricultural meetings

France Matin - 7 February 2013 - Le FIDA fait un don de 51,16 millions d'USD au Burkina Faso pour l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire des ruraux pauvres

Daily Telegraph - 5 February 2013 - Australia set to rejoin UN aid agency

BBC News - 3 February 2013 - Spider venom inspires new farming methods

East African - 2 February 2013 - New disaster pool to insure African ventures


January

Nigeria Communications Week - 29 January 2013 - Borno Partners IFAD, World Bank on Rural Development

Daily Times - 29 January 2013 - PPAF pioneers crop, livestock insurance for farmers

Individual.com - 29 January - Azerbaijan's state credit institution doubled profit in 2012

Triple Pundit - 28 January - Quinoa Farming Practices Push Consumers Toward Fair Trade

Brookings - 22 January 2013 - Scaling Up Programs for the Rural Poor: IFAD's Experience, Lessons and Prospects (Phase 2)

La Mañana de Neuquén - 21 January - El Proderpa destinará $13,5 millones

The Sunday Observer - 20 January - Ministry aims at self-sufficiency in fish

El Pais - 17 January 2013 - Minagricultura invertirá $120.000 millones para la población rural

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) - 16 January - Workshop on IFAD projects in Syria and Ways to Overcome Difficulties Facing Them

La Stampa - 16 January - Social media e community radio nella lotta alla povertà

Presbyterian Church USA - 15 January - Latin American Parliament recognizes the right to food

Individual.com - 15 January 2013 - IFAD Grants U.S.$20.28 Million for African Rice, Vegetable

All Africa - 11 January 2013 - Shein Discusses Agriculture With Ifad Director

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha - 9 January 2013 - ADB to develop climate-resilient infrastructure in coastal area