Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty
December
22 December: US$ 13.5 million IFAD grant to boost cassava, maize and rice development in Togo
22 December: US$ 29.91 million IFAD loan and grant to increase rural financial sector investments in Kenya
17 December: New opportunities to overcome poverty and hunger:
Expert-panel discusses new IFAD study on rural poverty
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9 December: Climate change exacerbates struggles of rural poor amidst growing global competition for natural resources
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6 December: IFAD study: 350 million rural people pull out of desperate poverty in past decade
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3 December: IFAD and OFID agree framework for increased cooperation to respond to food security challenge
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November
24 November: Rural Poverty Report 2011 to be released by IFAD
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22 November: US$90 million poverty reduction project comes to a close in North-East Brazil
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19 November: Creating favourable conditions for young rural enterprisers
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16 November: Emerging economic powerhouses meet in Brazil to discuss future of family farming
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12 November: Young voices drive policy dialogue at global meeting in Colombia
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9 November: US$ 19.90 million IFAD loan-grant for economic empowerment of ethnic minorities in Viet Nam
5 November: Climate change challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Viet Nam
5 November: Promoting growth through value chains
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October
29 October: Smallholder farmers key to climate and food security solution
28 October: US$19.2 million IFAD loan to Cameroon to improve food security in rural areas
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25 October: El poder de ser mujer
21 October: US$ 52 million IFAD loan to boost vegetable oil development in Uganda
20 October: IFAD to Release Comprehensive Report on Global Rural Poverty
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18 October: IFAD provides additional US$ 10 million to boost sustainable water management in Bangladesh
15 October: IFAD President calls for sustained investment in agriculture on World Food Day
14 de octubre: Mejor acceso al mercado crea oportunidades para la población rural pobre en Guatemala
14 October: Trade rather than aid
13 October: Cassava: a bio-energy crop?
12 October: Quinta edizione della “Run for Food”
8 October: Conferenza stampa Run For Food
7 October: United Nations top official to visit K-State: IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze to receive alumnus award
7 October: Top UN body to discuss hunger and malnutrition
September
23 September: ADB, FAO, and IFAD partner to address food security concerns in Asia and Pacific region
15 September: FAO, IFAD and WFP to accelerate assistance to Pakistan flood victims
15 September: IFAD Regional Financial Management Workshop in Nairobi
14 September: US$ 12.6 million IFAD grant for development of Eritrean fisheries sector
14 September: US$ 14 million IFAD loan for coffee and cocoa development in Papua New Guinea
13 September : Forestry and Wildlife Minister Wekesa calls for meeting of environment and agriculture minds
August
31 de agosto: Nuevo apoyo para los campesinos afectados por la tormenta Agatha en Guatemala: El FIDA obsequia US$300,000 para rehabilitación
19 August: IFAD projects in Pakistan suffer damage by floods
5 August: Adapting to climate change in Central America
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2 August: IFAD President Nwanze begins official visit to Guatemala
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July
28 July: IFAD ramps up lending to Dominican Republic and Haiti
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20 July: IFAD President to meet President Banda
16 July: FAD President to visit local Community Innovation Centre in Bugesera district of Rwanda
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15 July: Lives at stake in Niger: IFAD and partners focussed on sustainable livelihoods
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June
25 June: IFAD Vice President Omura to meet Yemeni Prime Minister
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23 June: IFAD extends US$12.9 million grant to help create jobs for poor rural people in Yemen
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22 June: Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations: New report analyses how partnerships can benefit both big investors and small farmers
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21 June: IFAD President to speak at IsDB Annual Meeting in Azerbaijan
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17 June: IFAD launches a new US$16.64 million programme to address rural poverty and water scarcity in Lebanon
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3 June : Weather insurance policies offer lifeline to farmers in developing countries
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May
27 May: FIDA firma préstamo de US$14 millones para proyecto rural en la República Dominicana
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26 May: IFAD sponsors competition in Panama for indigenous businesses
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21 May: IFAD launches US$2.5 million project to improve food security in the Haitian countryside
20 May: “Conserving fragile agricultural biodiversity is critical to sustaining rural people’s livelihoods”: IFAD President Closes International Biodiversity Week in Rome
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11 May: Brazilian President: IFAD is ‘doing essential work’
11 May: ‘Innovation Marketplace’ provides knowledge sharing forum between Africa and Brazil
7 May: IFAD provides Burundi with US$39.6 million to improve food security in rural areas
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4 May: IFAD Vice President Omura to address South-South cooperation conference in Brasilia
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1 May: Sharing rural development experiences across the Andes
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April
30 April: ‘Agribusiness is the pathway out of rural poverty’: IFAD President urges African leaders to invest in agriculture
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23 April: IFAD Executive Board approves debt relief for Haiti
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15 April: Strong increase of remittances to Central America and the Caribbean
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March
25 March: Guatemala President to visit IFAD headquarters to acknowledge support for indigenous populations
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23 Mars: Le Président du FIDA rencontre le Président du Mali
23 March: Rural women managing households are real-life CEOs
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22 mars: Le Président du FIDA participe au 2ème Congrès Africain sur le riz
19 March: World Water Day 2010: Jordan adds new meaning to water quality
15 March: In Madagascar, IFAD-supported training provides rural youth a future in business
5 March: Agriculture is a business and a powerful tool to eradicate poverty
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5 March: International Women’s Day: FAO/IFAD/WFP honour resilience of Haitian women, discuss road to recovery
3 March: US$ 8 million IFAD grant to Gambia to support rural women and youth for agriculture production
February
23 February: US$25 million loan from IFAD to support Agribusiness Development in Sri Lanka
18 February: Strong farmers’ organizations key to achieving food security
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18 February: Entrepreneurial spirit of women farmers will shape rural economies tomorrow
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18 February: Haitian agricultural minister Gué calls for debt relief
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17 February: Italian President calls for sustained support to smallholder farmers
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17 February:Italy on the frontlines in supporting rural development in developing countries
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17 February: ‘Creating the right business environment’ is the key to eradicating poverty
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16 February: US$ 48 million IFAD support to Egyptian farmers for improved water management related to climate change
15 February: Time change for press conference
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15 February: US$13.38 million IFAD loan to support smallholder and poverty reduction in Cambodia
12 February: Supporting Haitian-led food security
11 February: European and African Heads of State attend IFAD annual meeting to speak for poor rural people
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4 February: 17 February 2010: international leaders gather in Rome for IFAD’s annual meeting
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4 February: IFAD provides grant of US$5.66 million for smallholder farmers in Haiti
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1 February: Yukiko Omura takes over as Vice President of UN's rural poverty agency, IFAD
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January
26 January: ‘Agriculture makes good business sense’: IFAD President urges Davos leaders to invest in developing countries
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21 January: US$20 million loan from IFAD to support Smallholder Agribusiness in Zambia
