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Amid India's Drought Crisis, New Ways of Growing Cotton Helps Small FarmersIn India, two consecutive years of weak monsoons have left some 330 million people in the grip of drought. Now new ways of growing drought resistant cotton are not only alleviating debt but are also protecting the environment.
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'We cannot keep jumping from crisis to crisis'Poor people in developing countries are disproportionately affected by disasters because they do not have the resources to cope with the impacts and bounce back - IFAD’s Chief Strategist before World Humanitarian Summit.
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Teff: Ethiopia's new super foodTeff - gluten-free cereal grown Ethiopia - could present a huge economic boon to millions of poor farmers, says American social entrepreneur Aleem Ahmed in this latest AgTalk.
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Recovering lost traditionsIFAD helps Afro-Latin Americans in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil strengthen local economies, rebuild social ties and improve their standard of living
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Fighting poverty in rural PakistanIFAD's Vice President renews commitment to fighting poverty in rural Pakistan, where nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line
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Italian Chef Carlo Cracco draws attention to climate change threats for small scale farmers in Cambodia.
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New report recommends fiscal policy changes in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua that would enable greater investment in rural development and move thousands out of poverty.
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Events
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Jun6Informal Executive Board seminar on IFAD's Approach to Corporate Planning: Moving from the Use of Clusters towards Strategic Framework Pillars
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Jun7Convenors and Friends – 2nd meeting
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Jun10Working Group on the Performance-Based Allocation System - 3rd meeting
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries.