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 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 28 May: Rural Africa can grow the continent out of poverty 25 May: First detailed study of large land acquisitions in Africa warns of impacts on poor rural people 21 May: IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, to meet the Emir of Qatar 19 May: US$3 million IFAD loan to Rural Finance Programme in Belize 14 May: IFAD provides Burundi with US$13.57 million for agricultural recovery 11 May: IFAD to provide Cameroon with US$13.5 million loan and US$0.2 million grant for microfinance development 11 May: Bill Gates visits IFAD Headquarters for talks with Kanayo F. Nwanze 30 April: IFAD approves US$204.39 million for rural poverty work worldwide 23 April: From financial crisis to rural social crisis in Latin America 19 April: As threat of a renewed food crisis looms, UN food agencies to join G8 agriculture ministers in Treviso 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 1 April: On eve of G20 meeting, IFAD’s new President calls for agricultural renaissance 26 March: King and Queen of Sweden meet heads of FAO, IFAD and WFP 10 March: Post-hurricane harvest boosts food security in Haiti 23 February: US$14.4 million loan from IFAD to boost rural development in the Northern Highlands in Peru 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 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 18 February: Kanayo F. Nwanze, development leader, appointed IFAD President 18 Februray: 165 States gather for IFAD Governing Council 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 6 February: US$23.33 million IFAD grant for rural rehabilitation programme in Democratic Republic of the Congo
5 February: New US$13.5 million IFAD grant to bolster food security and incomes among the Sudan’s Southern rural poor 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 15 January: US$16 million for an IFAD rural rehabilitation project in the Niger
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