Making a difference in Asia and the Pacific


Contacts Martina Spisiakova Newsletter Coordinator for 'Making a difference in Asia and the Pacific' IFAD Via Paolo di Dono 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel: 0039 0654592295 Fax: 0039 0654593295 www.ifad.org Recent issues Issue 37: May-June 2011 Rice Issue 36: March-April 2011 Women entrepreneurs Issue 35: January-February 2011 Creating opportunities for rural youth Special issue : January 2011 Generating knowledge and innovation through grants Issue 34: October 2010 Statistics Issue 33: September 2010 Learning highways through Asia Special Issue September 2010 Transferring knowledge and innovation through grants Issue 32: May-June 2010 Adaptation to climate change Issue 31: March-April 2010 Value chains Issue 30: January - February 2010 Transferring knowledge and innovation through grants About IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in developing countries. Its work in remote rural areas of the world helps countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Read more	Issue 38: July-August 2011 - Livestock
	In this issue Livestock contribute 40 per cent of the global value of agricultural output, and support the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people according to the 2009 report of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) – The State of Food and Agriculture. It is one of the fastest growing sectors of the agricultural economy. Read more
	Mini-hatcheries for village poultry in Bangladesh A mini-hatchery is constructed inexpensively from local materials and operated without electricity... Read more	‘Crop-livestock-biogas’ model in Gansu, China Like other provinces located in north and north-west China, livestock rising is one of the most important ... Read more
	Backyard poultry farming in tribal districts in India Since 2005, the IFAD-funded Orissa Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme has been working in the 30 poorest and most remote blocks of Orissa state of India ... Read more	From the Andes to the Mongolian steppes In May 2011, IFAD organized a workshop on Livestock and Rural Microfinance in Western Asia that took place in Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia.The objective of the workshop was to promote ...Read more
	A healthy cow, a healthy livelihood – one woman's success in Pakistan The death of her husband, migration, limited sources of income, illiteracy and no agricultural land forced Zanib Bibi, a widow from District Mirpur AJK, Pakistan, to send her 12-year-old son to work to make a living. Read more	Read also Tajik women hand-spinning mohair yarns take on the international markets Developing the H’Mong cow value chain in Cao Bang, Viet Nam Upcoming events and missions

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