19 December: IFAD-supported development project will help kick-start economic growth in Guinea-Bissau 18 December: US$30.30 million programme will help increase incomes of rural microentrepreneurs in Madagascar 14 December: IFAD’s Executive Board approves US$ 263 million in loans and grants to combat rural poverty in 16 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East 27 November: IFAD and Spain sign partnership agreement to strengthen collaborative work in rural development 22 November: IFAD supports US$46 million programme to boost microfinance in Pakistan 22 November: IFAD-supported project will help Bolivia’s camelid producers boost their incomes through new microenterprises 08 November: IFAD and CPLP sign cooperation agreement to fight rural poverty in Portuguese-speaking developing countries 05 November: IFAD to provide US$8.7 million to Lesotho for programme to give poor rural Basotho better access to financial services 01 November: IFAD steps up financial backing for tsunami-affected communities in India’s Tamil Nadu 26 October: New project will boost incomes for poor rural people in Gabon 17 October: Migrant workers worldwide sent home more than US$300 billion in 2006, new study finds 16 October: Increased investment in agriculture is the key to ending poverty 10 October: Microenterprise loans will help entrepreneurs create new jobs in Bangladesh 04 October: US$10 million for rural communities in Guinea for better services and governance 21 September: Ugandan farmers will get better access to markets through new infrastructure improvement programme 13 de septiembre de 2007: Venezuela ofrece 15 millones de dólares anuales al FIDA para el desarrollo rural en América Latina 13 September 2007: IFAD’s Executive Board approves more than US$197 million in loans and grants to combat rural poverty in 14 countries 27 August 2007: Farmers and fishers in Comoros will benefit from new IFAD-supported programme that will curb environmental damage 02 August 2007: New IFAD-supported programme will improve livelihoods and living standards in rural Uganda 10 July 2007: New IFAD-supported horticulture programme will raise incomes and bring jobs to rural Kenya 26 June 2007: Poor farmers in Burundi will get livestock and training from new US$17.8 million IFAD-supported project 25 June 2007: US$10.9 million IFAD-supported programme will bring small loans and jobs to young people in rural Sierra Leone 14 June 2007: US$20 million IFAD-supported project will help overcome water shortages and generate employment in Syria 13 June 2007: US$57.7 million IFAD-supported small-scale irrigation programme will improve food security in Ethiopia 13 June 2007: IFAD unveils new fund to stimulate business innovation in rural Africa 28 May 2007: US$11.5 million IFAD-supported project will improve livelihoods for poor rural people in Cambodia 17 May: UN rural poverty agency advocates at MERCOSUR for policies that support poor rural people 15 May: IFAD-backed US$27 million project in Haiti will develop small-scale irrigation systems for poor rural farmers 8 May: US$39.9 million IFAD-supported development programme will boost productivity of old tea plantations 20 April: IFAD’s Executive Board approved more than US$122 million in loans and grants to fight rural poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East 18 March: IFAD launches global initiative to improve remittances services for poor rural people 16 March: New US$24.3 million IFAD-supported project will boost incomes for poor rural people in central Ecuador 15 March: New US$16.9 million IFAD-supported project in Burkina Faso to improve livelihoods of poor rural people 7 March: US$19.9 million IFAD-supported project will create jobs in rural Upper Egypt 26 February: New US$32.1 million IFAD-supported programme will boost Colombian rural microenterprises 22 February: Self-employed rural people will benefit from IFAD-supported US$25.3 million development programme in Tanzania 16 February: Lack of investment in agriculture is driving massive migration from rural areas, experts said at IFAD Governing Council meeting 16 February: New US$22.83 million IFAD-supported programme to bolster agropastoral activities in Northern Mali 16 February: New US$29.85 million project for better water management in the Sudan’s Butana region 15 February: IFAD Member States say development effectiveness demands “true partnerships” as the 30th Governing Council draws to a close 15 February: Small farmers must diversify and innovate to compete against large competitors, say ‘value chain’ experts 14 February: “Youth crisis” perpetuates poverty in rural areas, warn experts at IFAD Governing Council Meeting 14 February: Indonesia urges international community not to forget the lessons of 2004 tsunami 14 February: Unemployment among youth: A pressing challenge in the Near East and North Africa says Abdul Rahman Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 14 February: OFID Director-General Suleiman J. Al-Herbish calls on G7 nations to accord same importance to MDGs as they do to global warming, energy security and debt relief 14 February: Mozambique Prime Minister calls for an end to the appalling conditions in which citizens of developing countries live
Italian Minister of Finance and Economy says that large multinational companies are expanding while small producers are being penalized 13 February: New US$55 million programme to test new approaches to fighting rural poverty in western China 12 February: Prime Minister of Mozambique and Italian Finance Minister to attend IFAD 2007 Governing Council meeting
9 February: New IFAD-supported project in Niger to bolster poor rural people’s ability to cope with natural disasters and fight poverty 29 January: New IFAD-supported programme to modernize agricultural sector in Mozambique 22 January: A US$22.2 million IFAD-supported project to help develop small rural businesses in El Salvador 10 January 2007: “First of its kind” agriculture and rural development evaluation approved by AfDB and IFAD Executive Boards |
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