International Fund for Agricultural Development

2009 Transparency International Index: Tunisia most transparent country in North Africa

In order to encourage Yemeni farmers in rural areas to switch from the cultivation of qat to the cultivation of other cash crops such as coffee and produce honey, they must be provided with infrastructure and incentives,...

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NG financing reaches P195.9B in end-Oct

MANILA, Nov. 21 (PNA) – Net financing of the national government (NG) reached P195.9 billion in the first 10 months of 2009. Department of Finance (DOF) data shows that the net borrowings from abroad reached P139.6 billion...

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What is the point of the world summit on food security?

There may not have been a commitment from delegates at the FAO world summit on food security to substantially increase aid for agriculture, but that wasn't the point, said the head of the IFAD Any thoughts that the world summit...

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PM Tigran Sargsyan meets with IFAD Chairman in Italy

Within the framework of the visit to Italy, Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with the Kanayo Nwanze, Chairman of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Prime Minister ...

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DEVELOPMENT: Hunger Summit’s Failure Exposes Grim Reality

ROME, Nov 17 (IPS) - There are two main ways the flop of this week’s United Nations World Food Security Summit in Rome - which has been snubbed by the world’s top leaders, has failed to deliver binding aid commitments, or to...

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NRGP Woos Banks to Support Northern Farmers

IN ORDER to empower rural farmers in the three Northern Regions, the Northern Rural Growth Programme (NRGP) is frantically collaborating with rural and community banks in the country to widen the scope of farmers' access to...

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IFAD president praises China's model role in fighting hunger

ROME, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's experience in eradicating hunger can be learned by other developing countries, the president of the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said on Tuesday. Speaking to...

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Call for action to help farmers

The Farming First coalition wants world leaders meeting in Copenhagen next month to better support farmers on the frontline of climate change A global coalition of farmers, scientists, engineers, businesses and NGOs is calling...

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$ 22 mln for financing economic opportunities, literacy projects in Yemen

SANA'A, Nov.16 (Saba) - Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) signed here on Monday the minutes of the meeting on preparing the economic opportunities draft and professional...

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IDB, UN earmark $1.5 bln to boost agriculture

Source: Reuters RIYADH, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have agreed to set up a $1.5 billion three-year financing plan ...

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