Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty
IIFAD press releases 2009
December
22 December: US$5 million to boost food production and income generation in Liberia
16 December: UN’s rural poverty agency, IFAD, names a finance and development expert as new Vice-President
11 December: What can you do about a vanishing nation?
1 December: IFAD makes US$25.04 million loan to Mali to consolidate microfinance services for poor rural people
November
30 November: IFAD President to Japan for first visit since taking office
30 November: Seven ways for seven days
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30 November: Strengthening performance and sharing success: IFAD and its regional partners meet in Ghana
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26 November: IFAD provides US$39 million to Ethiopia to improve the lives of pastoralists and their families
23 November: US$6 million to boost rural and agricultural finance in Ghana
19 November: UN rural poverty agency President on first visit to India since taking office
18 November: IFAD President says developing countries, too, must make agriculture a funding priority
16 November: IFAD-financed projects and programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa work together on ways to boost agricultural productivity
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15 November: UN’s rural poverty agency, IFAD, and the Islamic Development Bank reach landmark cofinancing agreement of US$1.5 billion in aid of the poorest people living in Africa, Asia and the Near East
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11 November: IFAD provides US$18.33 million to boost crop maximization in Pakistan
10 November: UN rural poverty agency calls to heed small farmer’s voice in Copenhagen
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6 November: IFAD provides US$22 million to boost sustainable water management in Bangladesh
5 November: Renewed FAO, IFAD and WFP effort to fight hunger
October
27 October: Tunis Recommendations on the African Remittances Marketplace
20 October: “Sending Money Home to Africa” – remittances hold immense untapped potential for the poor
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7 October: Kanayo Nwanze to visit Sichuan earthquake area on first visit to China as IFAD President
4 October: IFAD provides US$12 million to Mauritania to boost food production and lower dependence on imports
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September
30 September: IFAD provides US$40.1 million to help Indian farmers in Maharashtra overcome agrarian distress
30 September: IFAD provides US$15.60 million to ease poverty pockets in Kenya’s Southern Nyanza area
23 September: IFAD provides US$16.2 million to Burkina Faso for Rural Business Development
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22 September: Global business and civil society leaders to issue urgent call for leadership on effective climate deal
15 September: IFAD Executive Board approves US$ 217.82 million for rural poverty work worldwide
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15 September: Norman Borlaug – a champion of smallholder farmers
August
19 August: IFAD President meets government authorities in Côte d’Ivoire
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6 August: “Agriculture is about feeding people and reducing hunger”
July
23 July: IFAD President Nwanze heads to Nigeria
21 July: IFAD provides US$17.92 million to Benin for the Rural Economic Growth Support Project
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14 July: Un nouvel espoir pour l’Afrique
10 July: Growing hope in Africa
10 July: Obama Ghana visit
10 July - From G8 to Ghana: Seeing is believing - what investment in agriculture can achieve
10 July: Response to Food Security Initiative
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10 July: IFAD President to address
G8 leaders in l’Aquila during the working session on Food Security
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7 July: IFAD provides US$23.89 million to Afghanistan for rural microfinance and livestock
June
24 June: New publication shows index insurance has potential to help manage climate risks and reduce poverty
19 June: IFAD provides US$13.2 million to Ethiopia to tackle land degradation
15 June: Smallholder farming key to help Latin American economies recover from global crisis, UN rural poverty agency says
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8 June: Africa’s small farms hold the key to riding out the recession, says IFAD President
4 June: Put farming first as global financial crisis bites, urges IFAD President
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May
28 May: Rural Africa can grow the continent out of poverty
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25 May: First detailed study of large land acquisitions in Africa warns of impacts on poor rural people
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21 May: IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, to meet the Emir of Qatar
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19 May: US$3 million IFAD loan to Rural Finance Programme in Belize
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15 May: IFAD’s new President to meet key Saudi officials to discuss impact of financial and food crises on poor rural people
Arabic | English
14 May: IFAD provides Burundi with US$13.57 million for agricultural recovery
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14 May: IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze to address World Economic Forum in Jordan
Arabic | English
11 May: IFAD to provide Cameroon with US$13.5 million loan and US$0.2 million grant for microfinance development
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11 May: Bill Gates visits IFAD Headquarters for talks with Kanayo F. Nwanze
April
30 April: IFAD approves US$204.39 million for rural poverty work worldwide
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23 April: From financial crisis to rural social crisis in Latin America
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20 April: Statement by IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze
on declaration by G8 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting
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19 April: As threat of a renewed food crisis looms, UN food agencies to join G8 agriculture ministers in Treviso
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8 April: Seeds of Hope for Haitian farmers
8 April: IFAD provides US$14.98 million loan to El Salvador to help creation of rural businesses
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1 April: On eve of G20 meeting, IFAD’s new President calls for agricultural renaissance
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March
26 March: King and Queen of Sweden meet heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP
12 March: Smart water solutions a win-win for poor farmers
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10 March: Post-hurricane harvest boosts food security in Haiti
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February
23 February: US$14.4 million loan from IFAD to boost rural development in the Northern Highlands in Peru
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19 February: US$56 million supplementary loan from IFAD to the United Republic of Tanzania for agricultural development
19 February: IFAD Governing Council speaks with one voice on impact of financial crisis - Kanayo F. Nwanze appointed next IFAD President
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19 February: IFAD provides US$31.9 million loan to China to help reduce poverty in the Dabieshan area
18 February: IFAD President issues wake-up call
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18 February: Kanayo F. Nwanze, development leader, appointed IFAD President
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18 Februray: 165 States gather for IFAD Governing Council
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16 February: IFAD provides US$21 million loan to Viet Nam to support agroforestry
12 February: Unpredictable markets, high food price volatility to feature at IFAD Governing Council
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17 February - US$150,000 IFAD grant to support Bhutan’s food security strategy
6 February: US$23.33 million IFAD grant for rural rehabilitation programme in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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5 February: New US$13.5 million IFAD grant to bolster food security and incomes among the Sudan’s Southern rural poor
Arabic | English
January
27 January: US$12.3 million IFAD grant to Tajikistan for Khatlon livelihoods support project
26 January: UN warns of more food shortages without strong action
16 January: Knowledge Share Fair for Agricultural Development and Food Security
15 January: US$16 million for an IFAD rural rehabilitation project in the Niger
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