Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty
December
21 December: US$100 million IFAD loan and grant to Ethiopia to improve financial services in rural areas
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19 December: US$ 10 million IFAD loan and grant to Lesotho to increase agricultural production by small farmers
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19 December: United Nations International Day for South-South Cooperation
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16 December: IFAD Member States announce US$1.5 billion new funds for food security in developing countries
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9 December: US$24.8 million IFAD loan and US$7 million grant to boost smallholder agriculture in Zambia
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2 December: UN rural development agency says climate change and food security challenges 'inextricably linked'
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2 December: FAO/IFAD/WFP reach 22 million people with massive EU investment in agriculture
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November
28 November: IFAD to call for enhancing effective partnerships at
Busan aid effectiveness forum
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18 November: US$9.1 million IFAD grant to boost fisheries sector in Yemen
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18 November: IFAD President to meet government leaders in India
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17 November: Migrant workers contribute to economic stability in their own countries
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14 November: US$14 million IFAD loan to Uganda to raise agricultural productivity
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11 Novembre: Le FIDA réunit ses partenaires régionaux à Libreville
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7 November: Risk management in rural areas: IFAD to issue a technical guide for weather index-based insurance
4 November: IFAD President to meet Dutch Minister Knapen on investment in agriculture in developing countries
3 November: US$ 17.9 million IFAD loan and grant to boost the agricultural sector in Mauritania
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October
31 October: Agricultural cooperatives are key to reduce hunger and poverty
27 October: Who will feed the 7 billionth person?
25 October: Taking stock of the Economic Development Programme for the Dry Region of Nicaragua
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18 October: UN Women and IFAD call for economic empowerment of rural women
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13 October: La corsa contro la fame per le vie di Roma Sesta edizione della "Run for Food"
10 October: Sveva Belviso, Deputy Mayor of Rome Capital will join FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and a testimonial to launch the 6th Run for Food Race dedicated to the Horn of Africa
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10 October: World hunger report 2011: High, volatile prices set to continue
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7 October: IFAD President to hold talks with Senegal's Head of State Wade on food self-sufficiency
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6 October: Global Youth Innovation Network to be launched in Benin
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5 Octobre: Le Président du FIDA, Kanayo Nwanze en visite officielle au Burkina Faso
September
30 September: IFAD loan of US$40.2 million to alleviate rural poverty in Pakistan
29 September: US$39.8 million from IFAD to boost agriculture in Rwanda
28 September: IFAD President calls on German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development in Berlin
27 September: USD 31.5 million from IFAD to enhance small businesses in Ghana's rural areas
27 September: FAD signs new US$15 million loan agreement for poverty reduction program in Nicaragua
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23 September: The Government of Honduras and IFAD sign a new loan for rural development
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16 September: IFAD President to call on high-ranking Saudi officials
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August
25 August: Twenty years after Moldova's independence, agriculture and rural development show signs of progress
24 August: IFAD President to African Union leaders: "Change must be cultivated from within"
22 de agosto: Proyecto PROMARENA cierra después de mejorar las vidas de miles de familias rurales pobres en el Chaco y Valles Altos
18 August: Meeting on Horn of Africa calls for tackling root causes of famine
12 August: IFAD President meets with Nigerian leaders on its agricultural agenda
July
25 July: Rome emergency meeting rallies to aid Horn of Africa
22 July: Emergency Ministerial Meeting on the Horn of Africa
21 July: Economic stability in the Republic of Korea: a model for development
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20 July: South-South Cooperation a must to add momentum to poverty reduction efforts
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18 July: IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze seeks new cooperation opportunities
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15 July: China's poverty reduction experience will be at the heart of South-South Seminar with 12 countries from Africa and Asia
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13 July: Horn of Africa: The rains will fail in 2015, 2016, or 2017, but must we also fail?
7 July: Back at home: IFAD builds new homes for Sri Lankan tsunami refugees
1 July: Collective action required now to tackle food crisis in East Africa
June
30 June: IFAD President to meet farmers in Chaco and Misiones, Argentina
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28 June: Smallholders critical to attain food security
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28 June: USD 19.35 million IFAD loan to enhance food security in Azerbaijan
27 June: Working together against poverty and hunger
24 June: President of Togo visits IFAD headquarters
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23 June: Building capacity means building better lives
22 June: EC and Rome-based UN Agencies to expand cooperation for higher food security and nutrition
21 June: Food prices linked to smallholder productivity
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1 June: Fuel an "evergreen revolution" by rapid scale up of policy support and investments in sustainable smallholder agriculture
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May
26 May: US$4 million knowledge-sharing programme provides new hope for rural poverty reduction in northeast Brazil
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20 May: US$17.40 million from IFAD to boost food security and rural infrastructure in Chad
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11 May: Experts at IFAD forum in Istanbul call for new approaches to development
9 May: Over US$47 million loan from IFAD to secure livelihoods in ‘Char’ lands of Bangladesh
9 May: Mark your calendar! 9 May 2011 - Agriculture as engine for rural development and food security
3 May: Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks on the State of Global Food Security
2 May: African leaders to meet on boosting agriculture to advance economic growth and food security
April
28 de abril: El Presidente del FIDA viaja a España a presentar ante el Parlamento y la sociedad la nueva facilidad financiera España-FIDA
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20 April: Jornada de Presentación de la Facilidad Financiera España-FIDA
19 April: New IFAD study optimistic on MDG1 achievement in Asia and the Pacific
5 April: IFAD signs US$8 million loan for rural poverty reduction program in Bolivia
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March
24 March: Amid hunger concerns in drought-plagued Kenya, IFAD President urges support to food security efforts
24 March: IFAD signs agreement for US$21.1 million loan to Mozambique
15 March: US$23 million loan from IFAD to alleviate rural poverty and boost Morocco’s Taza mountain zones economy
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9 March: IFAD signs agreement for US$90.6 million loan to Tanzania
4 March: Migrant workers start sending more money home in 2011
4 March: IFAD signs US$12.7 million loan for rural development in Northern Ecuador
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1 March: IFAD signs US$5 million loan for ‘Community Forestry Development’ in Southern Mexico
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February
25 February: IFAD and Viet Nam Sign Agreement on US$48.3 Million Loan to Support Rural Development
20 February: Invigorating rural economies: IFAD annual meeting draws to a close with a call for greater youth involvement in agriculture and business growth
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19 February: Youth-focused strategies for rural development, food security on top of agenda
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19 February: Spain creates Food Security Cofinancing Facility Trust Fund
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19 February: Innovation and energy of young people in rural areas key to national economic growth and food security
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19 February: Africa can feed the world, Kofi Annan tells IFAD Governing Council
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19 February: Princess Haya urges donors to honor pledges to meet global food crisis
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18 February: IFAD provides US$28 million to help boost dairy production and improve herders’ living conditions in Syria
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18 February: IFAD to establish forum to examine plight of indigenous peoples’ in rural areas
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17 February: Young people key to driving rural prosperity and food security
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15 February: International Leaders to gather in Rome Feb 19-20 for IFAD’s annual meeting
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14 February: US$32 million from IFAD to boost agricultural productivity in Mali
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7 February: US$13 million from IFAD for Niger food security emergency
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7 February: Taking action to support women
3 February: 19-20 February 2011: Focus on rural youth as International Leaders gather in Rome for IFAD’s annual meeting Arabic | English | Italian | French | Spanish
January
21 January: New UN report says rural women face increasing inequality
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19 January: UN Agencies to launch new report on gender and work in agricultural and rural areas
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