International Fund for Agricultural Development (Rome)
Website: http://www.ifad.org/
July 26
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Africa: U.S. Treasury Awards IFAD and AfDB for Support of Rural Communities [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) received the Development Impact Honors award from the United States Department of... Read more »
July 23
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Africa: Better Evidence, Better Programmes, Better Outcomes [press release]
More than 20 food security and nutrition experts, partners and donors taking part in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) partnership, gathered at the International Fund for... Read more »
June 10
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Africa: IFAD President Nwanze Welcomes Canadian Initiative On Nutrition and Food Security [press release]
On the eve of the G8 summit, to tackle the challenges of hunger and undernutrition, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze,... Read more »
June 04
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Africa: Small Farmers Key to Lifting Over Billion Out of Poverty - Report [press release]
Supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship is one of the quickest ways to lift over one billion people out of poverty... Read more »
June 01
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Africa: Food Security to Be At Centre of Africa Development Agenda [press release]
UN food agency heads call for hunger eradication by 2025 Read more »
May 31
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Africa: Financing Climate Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers Is Critical [press release]
Ahead of the United Nations climate change meeting in Germany, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stresses the climate... Read more »
May 27
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Africa: Remittances Can Transform Rural Areas [press release]
The Global Forum on Remittances jointly organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank ended on 23 May 2013, with the private sector,... Read more »
May 22
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Seychelles: Ifad Loan of U.S.$3 Million to Revive Small-Scale Agriculture in Seychelles [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$3 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to help revive the agriculture sector, strengthen... Read more »
March 04
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Seychelles: Survival Solutions from Island at 'End of the World' [opinion]
Called "the island at the end of the world," Denis Island is one of Seychelles' 115 islands. Once an important coconut plantation, this privately owned slice of paradise in the... Read more »
February 21
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Sudan: U.S.$925,000 for Sudan Microfinance Initiative [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$925,000 grant to the Republic of the Sudan to scale up the existing Agricultural Bank of Sudan... Read more »
February 13
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Africa: Kanayo F. Nwanze Appointed for Another Four Years as IFAD President [press release]
In his address today to the 36th Governing Council, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), made the case for advancing rural... Read more »
February 04
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Somalia: Ifad Grant for Somalia in Response to Call for Diaspora Investment [press release]
Following the recent call by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia, to its diaspora abroad to invest in the reconstruction of the country, the... Read more »
December 20, 2012
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Gambia: IFAD Grant of U.S. $20.28 Million to Boost Rice and Vegetable Productivity in the Gambia [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$20.28 million grant to the Republic of The Gambia to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers... Read more »
December 14, 2012
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Eritrea: UN Agency Boosts Food Security [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$17.28 million grant to the State of Eritrea to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers with a... Read more »
December 11, 2012
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Africa: Ifad and Agra Call for More Investment for Smallholder Farmers
Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Jane Karuku called for a... Read more »
November 22, 2012
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Africa: Aviation Biofuels - IFAD Calls for Sustainable Pro-Poor Development and Small Farmers Engagement in Developing Countries [press release]
An international workshop on Sustainable Pro-poor Development of Aviation Biofuels washeld in Rome today at Roma Tre University. Read more »
November 20, 2012
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Africa: UK Gives Funding Boost for Developing Countries [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a £147,500,000 letter of commitment today, which earmarks funds for rural... Read more »
November 09, 2012
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Africa: Regional Forum On IFAD's Operations in West, Central Africa Examine Impact - the Gambia to Host 250 Development Practitioners From the Region [press release]
A four-day regional forum organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with the Gambian government will be held in Banjul, The Gambia... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: IFAD Extends Grant Funding to the DRC to Boost Food Security [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$68.4 million grant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve the productivity and incomes of... Read more »
October 25, 2012
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Niger: IFAD and Niger Sign a U.S.$21.46 Million Financing Agreement to Boost Small-Scale Irrigation [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$21.46 million loan and grant to the Republic of the Niger to improve the food security of smallholder... Read more »
October 16, 2012
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Africa: Creating Business Opportunities for a Globally Competitive Agricultural Sector [press release]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) senior staff highlighted the potential of smallholder farmers in economic development and food security at the... Read more »
October 09, 2012
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Africa: Globally Almost 870 Million Chronically Undernourished - New Hunger Report [press release]
Nearly 870 million people, or one in eight, were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-2012, according to the new UN hunger report released today. Read more »
October 04, 2012
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Africa: The EU and the International Fund for Agricultural Development Sign a Partnership to Improve Sustainable Agriculture [press release]
Today in Brussels, European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs and the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze,... Read more »
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Africa: Adaptation Plan for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Goes Live [press release]
The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) is a new programme launched by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in 2012 to channel climate and... Read more »
October 03, 2012
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Africa: Cooperation Agreement Signed Between AFD and IFAD [press release]
On Wednesday 3 October 2012, the Chief Executive Officer of Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Mr. Dov Zerah, and the President of the International Fund for... Read more »
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