Tanzania: Poor Farmers to Receive $56 Million Boost From UN Rural Development Arm

20 February 2009

Smallholder farmers in Tanzania will benefit from a $56 million loan injected into the Government's agricultural sector from the United Nations in an effort to encourage economic growth and reduce poverty.

The supplementary loan to Tanzania from the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will help smallholder farmers by supporting a programme aimed at stimulating the significant growth potential in traditional export crops.

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