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Africa:
Kagame Rallies Support for Smallholder Farmers
New Times, 23 February 2012
President Paul Kagame has urged world leaders to support smallholder farmers if the world is to achieve sustainable agriculture productivity and environment protection. Read more »
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Morocco:
Bigger Incomes for 33,000 Smallholder Farmers in Mountain Zones
IFAD, 21 February 2012
A new US$9.13 million project, supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the Kingdom of Morocco will increase the incomes of… Read more »
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Africa:
Prepared Remarks By Bill Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee
Gates Foundation, 23 February 2012
I am grateful for the opportunity to address the global agriculture community, and I want to thank President Nwanze for inviting me. Read more »
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Africa:
International Response to Helping Poor Farmers Outdated and Inefficient - Bill Gates
Gates Foundation, 23 February 2012
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told the international agricultural community it had fallen short of delivering the help small farmers in… Read more »
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Africa:
Kagame Calls for IFAD's Member States to 'Be Bold'
IFAD, 22 February 2012
Development leaders and heads of state or government gathered for the opening of the 35th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development… Read more »
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Africa:
No Global Security Without a Thriving World Agriculture Sector, Says Italian Prime Minister
IFAD, 22 February 2012
Keynote address identifies food security as major priority. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
IFAD Support to Agricultural Value Chains Will Reduce Food Imports in Nation
IFAD, 21 February 2012
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$9.8 million loan to the Republic of the Congo to help improve food security and incomes of smallholder… Read more »
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Africa:
Climate Conversations - Reaching Small Farmers With Innovations They Can Afford
AlertNet, 15 December 2011
It would be hard to walk down a village track in India without coming across a shack displaying colourful strips of shampoo sachets for 1 rupee (nearly 2 cents) or stacks of mini… Read more »
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Lesotho:
U.S. $10 Million IFAD Loan and Grant to Increase Agricultural Production By Small Farmers
IFAD, 19 December 2011
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$ 5 million loan and US$5 million grant to the Kingdom of Lesotho to increase market opportunities for… Read more »
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Africa:
We Should Come Together and Support Farming in Africa
Monitor, 14 November 2011
It is easy to see why today, above all, agriculture has never been higher on the world's agenda. The official forecasts that the world's population has reached seven billion and is… Read more »
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Mauritania:
U.S.$ 17.9 Million IFAD Loan and Grant to Boost the Agricultural Sector
IFAD, 3 November 2011
A US$17.9 million loan and grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to Islamic Republic of Mauritania will help to improve the incomes and the living… Read more »
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Zambia:
U.S.$24.8 Million IFAD Loan and U.S.$7 Million Grant to Boost Smallholder Agriculture
IFAD, 9 December 2011
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$24.8 million loan to the Republic of Zambia to accelerate growth in smallholder agriculture and reduce… Read more »