Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



14 November: Agriculture drives economic growth, acting like an enzyme that catalyzes other forms of human development and poverty reduction, says IFAD President at Sida presentation of World Development Report on agriculture
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08 November: Donors must focus on agriculture to drive growth in poor countries, says IFAD President in The Hague
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31 October - 3 November: Second World Congress on Agricultural and Rural Finance

16 October: Investment in Agriculture key to reducing rural poverty in developing countries
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01 October: Development community must redouble its efforts to reduce rural poverty and address climate change, says IFAD Assistant-President

27 September: Climate change will widen the gap between the developed and developing world: IFAD President at InWEnt seminar hosted by BMZ in Berlin
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12 September: Desertification is an economic issue says IFAD
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28 August: Climate change, biofuel markets and migration to feature in African Green Revolution Conference

14 June: IFAD calls for increased investment in agriculture at second European Forum on Sustainable Rural Development to meet in Berlin
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12 June: Qatar hosts Niger donor conference: IFAD announces US$20 million grant
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17 May: UN rural poverty agency advocates at MERCOSUR for policies that support poor rural people
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10 May: IFAD Vice President to address Tokyo University on NERICA rice potential in Africa

26 March: IFAD President to meet with poor rural communities and government officials to discuss poverty eradication efforts in India

30 January: President of UN specialized agency IFAD to meet the press Dubai on 1 February
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