COP27: Adapt or starve: Conference spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

13 november 2022 - 11:47:31
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 [...] Full text...

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Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres

15 october 2022 - 06:42:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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UN agencies launch joint programme in Tanzania to accelerate women empowerment

12 october 2022 - 17:08:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Four UN agencies on Wednesday launched a five-year agriculture programme to benefit more than [...] Full text...

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UN spotlights ‘invisible’ value of groundwater during World Water Week

26 august 2022 - 05:27:13
New York, US (PANA) - Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation systems, farms, industries and ecosystems, is being overused, [...] Full text...

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UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

06 july 2022 - 16:49:55
Rome/New York, UN (PANA) - The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards [...] Full text...

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'IFAD’s projects in Gambia to help increase food production'

20 june 2022 - 10:21:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Donald Brown, Associate Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has said [...] Full text...

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US$ 678 million mobilized by IFAD in 42 years of presence in Burundi

28 may 2022 - 14:05:16
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which has been present in Burundi since 1980, has [...] Full text...

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AfDB Board approves US$1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa

20 may 2022 - 21:08:37
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors on Friday approved a US$1.5 billion facility [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: African Development Bank Mobilize $540 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria

27 april 2022 - 14:50:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mobilized a total of $540 million for the establishment of [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports Senegal's agriculture sector

15 april 2022 - 13:15:40
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted Senegal funding for the productivity and market [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports seven Sahelian countries with US$5.14 million

15 april 2022 - 13:05:19
Cotonou, Benin PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will allocate US$5.14 million to finance the Integrated Climate [...] Full text...

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Benin welcomes cooperation with OIF

20 march 2022 - 18:45:23
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese government has welcomed its cooperation with the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) on [...] Full text...

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IFAD President expected in Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday

19 november 2021 - 12:01:34
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert Houngbo, is expected to pay [...] Full text...

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World leaders urged to prioritise action on water and climate

31 october 2021 - 10:03:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must step up urgent action to address the water-related consequences of climate change, the head [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta names diplomat as Prime Minister

07 october 2021 - 12:20:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed Mohamed Béavogui, Prime [...] Full text...

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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers

21 september 2021 - 14:43:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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IFAD reaches 123 million people in fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion

29 july 2021 - 13:41:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world pushing millions more people into hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...

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IFAD and partners announce coalition to support development banks’ financing of sustainable food systems

27 july 2021 - 14:05:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial [...] Full text...

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Food systems ignoring needs of rural people doomed to fail - IFAD warns

24 july 2021 - 13:35:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - If the world  ignores the challenges and needs of rural people in the poorest countries, attempts to [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Senate approves President Buhari’s request for $8.325m, €490m external loans

15 july 2021 - 21:07:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Senate on Thursday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ongoing external loans to the tune [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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IFAD props Tanzanian small-scale farmers to improve food security against COVID-19 pandemic

07 july 2021 - 14:58:11
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa

30 april 2021 - 17:14:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa

29 april 2021 - 19:47:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership [...] Full text...

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Italy sets the stage for UN Food Systems Summit in July 2021

17 march 2021 - 16:42:27
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations and the Government of Italy announced Wednesday that the Pre-Summit gathering for the [...] Full text...

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New FAO project targets small Beninese farmers

14 march 2021 - 18:20:51
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the Beninese government and the International Fund for Agricultural [...] Full text...

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UN involves millions of rural people in 2021 Food Systems Summit

18 february 2021 - 12:39:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) – An unprecedented commitment to ensure that the voices and opinions of millions of the world’s most [...] Full text...

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World leaders call for greater cooperation to tackle hunger, poverty at IFAD global meeting

17 february 2021 - 18:46:17
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The fate of the world’s poorest and wealthiest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will [...] Full text...

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Governing Council reappoints Gilbert F. Houngbo President of IFAD

17 february 2021 - 18:29:18
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In a strong show of support and recognition for the leader who has successfully showcased the [...] Full text...

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IFAD provides 20.7 million euros to Mali for response to Covid-19 challenges

14 february 2021 - 11:33:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a financing agreement for 20.7 [...] Full text...

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IFAD support to revitilize economic activities in Sahel region

13 february 2021 - 14:21:53
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - About one million rural people in the Sahel region will benefit from a new $180.4 million joint [...] Full text...

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Indigenous Peoples are critical to build a more sustainable post-pandemic world - IFAD President

03 february 2021 - 14:15:10
Rome, Italy (PANA)  –  Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge [...] Full text...

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IFAD backs Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security, combat poverty

28 january 2021 - 14:37:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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IFAD, GCF scale-up action to improve life for millions, restore ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

11 january 2021 - 14:07:20
Paris, France (PANA) – Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Virus-related deaths rise in Senegal despite the state of health emergency

08 january 2021 - 13:15:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The upward trend in coronavirus-related deaths in Senegal has not diminished, despite the state of health [...] Full text...

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IFAD joins partners to build resilience, boost development in the Sahel

10 december 2020 - 18:45:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has joined the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) [...] Full text...

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Eliminating poverty and hunger tops global agenda as countries pledge funds to IFAD

08 december 2020 - 13:39:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) – As hunger and poverty increase due to conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the world’s [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Germany avails €27.3 million to IFAD to help avert a pandemic food crisis

07 december 2020 - 13:16:24
Rome,  Italy (PANA)- In view of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has committed €27.3 million [...] Full text...

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Gambia scores high in controlling corruption, maintaining democratic rights

19 november 2020 - 18:42:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Millennium Challenge Corporation Agency’s Financial Report 2020, has announced that The Gambia scored high in controlling [...] Full text...

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Second IFAD credit rating to help increase investments against poverty, hunger

19 november 2020 - 12:56:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The prospect of eradicating hunger and poverty received a boost on Thursday as the UN’s International [...] Full text...

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UNESCO wants investigation into death of Nigerian journalist Pelumi Onifade

18 november 2020 - 20:35:05
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO Managing Director Audrey Azoulaye Wednesday called on Nigerian authorities to shed light on the death [...] Full text...

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Climate finance neglects small-scale farmers – new report

12 november 2020 - 13:39:35
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Only 1.7 per cent of climate finance – a fraction of what is needed - goes [...] Full text...

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€300 million loan from AFD to IFAD to support millions of small-scale farmers

12 november 2020 - 13:37:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In an effort to tackle the devastating impact of climate change on rural hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...

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Niger: AfDB grants US$35m to ensure food security for 1.5 million people in rural areas

31 october 2020 - 03:31:10
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday donated US$ 35.4 [...] Full text...

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10 African presidents plead for increasing IFAD financing to fight hunger, poverty in rural areas

19 october 2020 - 21:34:56
Paris, France (PANA) - Ten African countries Monday strongly appealed to other leaders of the world to increase their financing [...] Full text...

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African leaders call for increased investment in IFAD to end rural hunger, poverty

19 october 2020 - 18:37:30
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Ten African Heads of State have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase [...] Full text...

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UN agencies stress urgent need to strengthen food systems as COVID-19 drives up numbers of hungry people

16 october 2020 - 18:58:07
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday joined its sister agencies in calling for global [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Congo 500.000 USD for small cassava producers

14 october 2020 - 21:32:27
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide 500,000 US dollars to support a new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic constitutes ‘unprecedented challenge’ to health, social, economic conditions: UN agencies

14 october 2020 - 06:17:11
New York, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but [...] Full text...

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Senegal launches agricultural project to stem the flow of youth from rural areas

01 october 2020 - 15:35:30
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - The government of Senegal, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched on [...] Full text...

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Woman appointed prime minister in Togo

28 september 2020 - 23:53:25
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese president, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, Monday appointed Mrs Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbé  prime minister to replace [...] Full text...

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A USD 62 million project for 160,000 poor rural households in Kingdom of Lesotho

25 september 2020 - 20:19:34
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho signed [...] Full text...

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IFAD Members to nominate candidates for next IFAD president

18 september 2020 - 10:54:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is requesting its 177 Member States to nominate candidates [...] Full text...

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World Water Week: IFAD focuses on building climate resilience, incentivising African farmers

25 august 2020 - 07:40:49
Stockholm, Sweden (PANA) - With a rich and unique history spanning 29 years, World Water Week has developed into the [...] Full text...

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IFAD supports 218,000 Angolan rural households vulnerable to climate shocks

16 july 2020 - 16:50:57
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola have signed a financing agreement to the [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: IFAD chief spots crucial partners to build a better post–pandemic world

14 july 2020 - 10:40:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  Indigenous peoples and their unique knowledge are essential to address the COVID-19 outbreak and to build [...] Full text...

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UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally

13 july 2020 - 20:36:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...

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IFAD launches project to support 210.000 rural families in Niger

06 july 2020 - 23:10:24
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Monday announced a financing package to support 210,000 poor [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: DRC and IFAD partner for better nutrition, resilience for small-scale farmers facing pandemic

03 july 2020 - 13:00:53
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Friday announced support for a new programme in [...] Full text...

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Covid-19: IFAD says remittance providers are essential service in battling virus pandemic

16 june 2020 - 12:41:15
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday called on governments across the world to [...] Full text...

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IFAD lauds progress on rural development projects in Madagascar

05 june 2020 - 18:34:15
Paris, France (PANA) - Rural development projects, funded and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Madagascar, [...] Full text...

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IFAD-backed projects boost agricultural productivity, incomes in Madagascar: Report

04 june 2020 - 12:05:11
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have helped [...] Full text...

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Congo: IFAD to assess progress made by PD-PAC on fisheries

02 june 2020 - 19:22:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday in Brazzaville, launched an assessment of the [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian expert, Bhunu, joins UN sustainable agriculture body

28 may 2020 - 16:38:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Tanzania's Sara Mbago-Bhunu, is among 22 renowned experts from across the Global South who are joining [...] Full text...

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The EU’s global response to coronavirus: "supporting our partner countries – The Gambia included" - Ambassador Lajos

23 april 2020 - 23:18:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - European Union Ambassador to The Gambia Attila Lajos Thursday called for global cooperation to fight the [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Guinea Bissau more than 65 million dollars for agricultural diversification

04 march 2020 - 21:38:34
Paris, France (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Guinea Bissau’s government on Monday signed a [...] Full text...

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Gambian govt. approves US$80m loan to support households

19 february 2020 - 19:48:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia has approved US$ 80 million loan agreement that targets over 40,000 [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives Mauritania 50 million dollars for agricultural development

13 february 2020 - 23:16:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will give Mauritania a 50m USD subsidy to boost [...] Full text...

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IFAD grants CFAF 10 billion to Mali to support farmers' organizations

12 february 2020 - 17:13:09
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - IFAD has announced the availability of US$ 20 million, about 10 billion CFA francs, to support [...] Full text...

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Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel

11 february 2020 - 15:42:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Against a backdrop of an escalating security crisis where 4.3 million women, men and children are [...] Full text...

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Malian president visits Rome

11 february 2020 - 13:05:32
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who arrived in Rome on Monday for a three-day visit to [...] Full text...

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Malian president to preside 43rd session of the IFAD council of governors in Roma

07 february 2020 - 20:52:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta will Tuesday in the Italian capital preside over the opening ceremony [...] Full text...

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WHO appeals for $675 million appeal to stop coronavirus as deaths rise

06 february 2020 - 06:29:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost [...] Full text...

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Benin: The government anticipates closure of project to support promotion of financial services

10 january 2020 - 22:41:56
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)  -  The Beninese government intends ending its support for the Promotion of Adapted Rural Financial Services (Papsfra) [...] Full text...

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IFAD gives more than 300 million dollars for Ethiopian agricultural sector

10 january 2020 - 21:10:35
Paris, France (PANA)  -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ethiopia Wednesday signed a financing deal of 305.7 [...] Full text...

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Nigeria inaugurate panel to implement $90 million agricultural projects in nine southern States

17 december 2019 - 17:42:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has inaugurated a 13-man Steering Committee for the implementation [...] Full text...

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Morocco and IFAD invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience

04 december 2019 - 14:37:45
Rome, Italy (PANA) – A new €82.6 million agricultural development project financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly President arrives Nigeria for five-day visit

22 november 2019 - 07:27:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Mr Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, arrived in Abuja on [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia seal climate change shocks mitigating deal

19 november 2019 - 17:03:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Ethiopia and the International Fund for Agriculture have sealed a deal that help most vulnerable people [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Ethiopia sign deal to help families adapt to climate shocks

19 november 2019 - 15:54:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Half a million of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies urge support for southern Africa’s hungry people as climate shocks intensify

01 november 2019 - 06:30:20
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA)  – A record 45 million people across the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be [...] Full text...

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Chad sets up 80-million-euro project to boost its agricultural sector

22 october 2019 - 16:21:48
Paris, France (PANA) - An 81.9-million-euro project has been awarded to Chad to help more than one million vulnerable smallholder [...] Full text...

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Eswatini, IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

02 october 2019 - 12:28:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - About 30,900 rural people in Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims [...] Full text...

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Afrobeat stars to support IFAD’s call for more investment in youth, rural development

30 august 2019 - 14:22:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Urgent investments in agriculture and rural development from Africa's leaders are needed to create opportunities in [...] Full text...

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IFAD seeks recipients for grant to improve cassava, maize seed in central Africa region

22 august 2019 - 13:14:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) - One of key challenges facing agricultural development efforts in the central Africa region is access to [...] Full text...

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Over 820 million people suffering from hunger, new UN report reveals

15 july 2019 - 20:00:17
New York, US (PANA) - After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has [...] Full text...

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Increased security measures at the Intifada city near Tunis

04 july 2019 - 16:13:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The popular city Intifada, near Tunis, was subjected on Wednesday to increased security measures by specialized [...] Full text...

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Economic transformation, job creation in rural Sahel key to stability in region - IFAD

03 july 2019 - 12:48:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The economic transformation of rural areas and the creation of jobs for millions of young rural [...] Full text...

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IFAD to increase financial allocation to Mali

02 july 2019 - 11:51:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo, on Monday announced [...] Full text...

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IFAD President expected in Mali

29 june 2019 - 15:35:01
Rome, 28 June 2019 – The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo, will travel to [...] Full text...

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IFAD report urges new policies, investments in support of rural youth in poor countries

19 june 2019 - 15:40:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) –  Effective policies and investments are urgently needed if the world's poorest countries are to offer a [...] Full text...

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Only cassava growing gives satisfactory results in Congo - Report

28 may 2019 - 14:46:20
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Of the eight target sectors of the Programme d'appui au développement des filières agricoles (PADEF), only [...] Full text...

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IFAD allocates $58 million to support agricultural projects in Tanzania

21 may 2019 - 14:21:07
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Tanzania will receive about $57.7 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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Tanzania, IFAD to strengthen partnership for reducing rural poverty

17 may 2019 - 00:01:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA)   -   The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert Houngbo, is scheduled [...] Full text...

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Togo to open training institute exclusively dedicated to aquaculture

18 april 2019 - 15:53:28
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Training Institute for Agro-Development (IFAD) will open its doors next May in the city of [...] Full text...

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Liberia, IFAD partner to improve smallholder farmers’ incomes and climate resilience

25 march 2019 - 15:48:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  About 10,000 cocoa smallholder producers in Liberia will benefit from a new US$47.6 million project that [...] Full text...

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IFAD calls for South-South cooperation to combat hunger

22 march 2019 - 05:47:48
Paris, France (PANA) – The deputy president of the International Federation for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia Richter, has called for [...] Full text...

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CAR and IFAD promote smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change

12 march 2019 - 13:50:33
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – Nearly 30,000 vulnerable households in Central African Republic (CAR) will be better equipped to deal with [...] Full text...

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IFAD against gender disparities in agriculture

07 march 2019 - 19:33:21
Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Women's Day celebrations, the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone and IFAD boost food security and incomes in rural areas

04 march 2019 - 16:13:41
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – About 34,000 vulnerable rural households in Sierra Leone will benefit from a new US$72.6 million project [...] Full text...

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IFAD and Egypt promote resilience in desert environments

19 february 2019 - 12:53:39
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Egypt signed a financing agreement on Tuesday to [...] Full text...

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Benin, IFAD to boost food and nutrition security and create jobs for rural people

08 february 2019 - 15:52:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 51,000 households in Benin will benefit from a US$104.4 million project that aims to reduce [...] Full text...

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MPs urge Benin govt. to borrow 16 billion CFAF to fight coastal erosion

16 january 2019 - 19:28:30
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Threatened by coastal erosion, the National Assembly of Benin has authorizes the government to borrow 16,385,284,335 [...] Full text...

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Senegal, IFAD partner to promote climate resilient agriculture

20 december 2018 - 17:03:51
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Over 43,700 vulnerable rural households in Senegal will benefit from a US$72.4 million programme that aims [...] Full text...

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Measles cases in Niger slump from 60,000 in 2004 to less than 1,500

18 december 2018 - 12:33:38
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Cases of measles in Niger have slumped from 60,000 in 2004 to less than 1,500 today, [...] Full text...

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IFAD-financed projects support rural poverty reduction in Kenya - Report

05 december 2018 - 13:09:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rural development projects, financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), have contributed to increased [...] Full text...

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IFAD and Zimbabwe affirm partnership in reducing rural poverty

29 november 2018 - 16:27:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In his first visit to Zimbabwe since taking office as President of the International Fund [...] Full text...

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Gambia scores well in latest World Bank, IMF and Freedom House Rankings

19 november 2018 - 14:32:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has been favorably rated in almost all aspects of political and economic governance [...] Full text...

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'Food security represents basic requirement for peaceful societies' - IFAD

09 november 2018 - 14:42:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At this week's Paris Peace Forum, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it will [...] Full text...

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IFAD operations improve living conditions in rural Tunisia - Report

23 october 2018 - 11:08:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Development projects financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have contributed to better living [...] Full text...

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IFAD, Save the Children fight for girl child nutrition

22 october 2018 - 14:21:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - By 2030, there will be 129 million children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, mostly born [...] Full text...

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World Food Day official ceremony highlights Zero Hunger goal still possible

16 october 2018 - 11:43:57
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Speakers at the global World Food Day ceremony in Rome on Tuesday called for stronger political [...] Full text...

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IFAD, the Lab partner in fighting climate change in Africa

28 september 2018 - 17:06:26
New York, US (PANA) - In the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on [...] Full text...

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IFAD, ACP intensify collaboration

27 september 2018 - 11:35:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The heads of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific [...] Full text...

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Global hunger continues to rise, new UN report says

11 september 2018 - 11:27:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, [...] Full text...

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UN food agency chiefs pledge to redouble joint efforts in Sahel

18 august 2018 - 06:14:54
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IFAD collaborate to help Mozambique build knowledge on climate finance

26 july 2018 - 16:26:37
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have [...] Full text...

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IFAD ready to partner G20 in attaining sustainable food production

26 july 2018 - 15:55:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has offered the institution's full support for [...] Full text...

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African post offices can be forefront in remittance services in rural areas - IFAD

15 june 2018 - 09:50:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Postal services can play a pivotal role in delivering remittances, lowering the transfer costs and providing [...] Full text...

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Migrant remittances sustaining millions in developing countries - IFAD

15 june 2018 - 09:27:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Last year, 200 million migrants sent $481 billion to remittances-reliant countries of which $466 billion went [...] Full text...

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IFAD grant to help boost rural enterprise in Mozambique

13 june 2018 - 11:44:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Mozambique have signed financial agreement that is expected [...] Full text...

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UN food agencies commit to deeper collaboration to achieve zero hunger

06 june 2018 - 11:43:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The three United Nations agencies tasked with ending hunger and boosting rural development have committed to [...] Full text...

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'Knowledge-sharing, partnerships key to eradicating poverty, hunger by 2030'

06 june 2018 - 05:01:16
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A high-level delegation of the Government of China, representatives from Italy, several African countries and United [...] Full text...

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IFAD VP, Kenya Deputy President discuss rural development investments

29 may 2018 - 13:42:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cornelia Richter, Vice-President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has concluded a five-day visit [...] Full text...

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IFAD says its support to Angola has helped small farmers

22 may 2018 - 11:02:55
Luanda, Angola (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says development projects it has supported in Angola have [...] Full text...

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Family farming key to better diets in Guinea - IFAD

14 may 2018 - 11:51:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Republic of Guinea on Monday signed a [...] Full text...

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FAO offers advice on management of solar-powered irrigation systems

12 april 2018 - 11:38:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Solar powered irrigation systems are now an affordable and climate-friendly technology for both large and small-scale [...] Full text...

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Mauritania, IFAD co-host regional forum on food security, poverty reduction in West Africa

05 april 2018 - 18:51:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will co-host a four-day forum for policymakers, [...] Full text...

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IFAD chief visits Angola focusing on food security, rural communities

03 april 2018 - 17:53:12
Luanda, Angola (PANA) –International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Gilbert F. Houngbo is due here on Wednesday for a [...] Full text...

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UN rural development agency invests in power and potential of women

20 march 2018 - 21:23:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Although rural women make up one-fifth of the global population and around 43 per cent of [...] Full text...

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Communications technologies vital for empowerment, success of poor rural women

07 march 2018 - 18:19:20
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The role of information communications technologies in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, will [...] Full text...

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UN agencies in Rome to mark International Women's Day

07 march 2018 - 11:48:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The role of information communications technologies (ICT) in supporting rural women's economic empowerment, voice and status, [...] Full text...

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IFAD member States renew commitment to reduce hunger, poverty for rural people

12 february 2018 - 18:11:56
Rome, Italy (PANA) – At a time when hunger is on the rise due to conflict and climate change, the [...] Full text...

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FAO chief to highlight need to end hunger at AU Summit

26 january 2018 - 09:49:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, will attend [...] Full text...

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IFAD chief appeals for attention to marginalized, poorest at World Economic Forum

23 january 2018 - 19:55:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) [...] Full text...

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FAO hails UN resolutions honouring family farmers, bees, camelids, fisheries

21 december 2017 - 09:48:01
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed the UN's decision to create a decade [...] Full text...

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IFAD boosts Madagascar food, nutritional security

14 december 2017 - 14:54:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A new financial agreement has been signed between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [...] Full text...

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IFAD hails France support to small scale farmers in developing countries

17 november 2017 - 11:44:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is in Paris to [...] Full text...

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Italy: Pope Francis urges action on climate change, conflict to address migration

16 october 2017 - 11:09:11
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Pope Francis on Monday called for governments around the world to collaborate to make migration a [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD to grant Burundi US$ 24.9 million for rural finance inclusion

03 october 2017 - 15:21:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A total of 99,200 Burundian rural households in 17 provinces will benefit from a financial agreement [...] Full text...

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US: FAO calls for global call for zero tolerance on food loss and waste

20 september 2017 - 09:50:48
New York, US (PANA) - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has joined in calls for a renewed global commitment [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD, Heifer partner to bolster rural farmers

18 september 2017 - 12:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Heifer International and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have agreed to seek opportunities for [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Conflict, climate change are key drivers of global hunger - UN Report

15 september 2017 - 14:34:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - After steadily declining for over a decade, global hunger is on the rise again, affecting 815 [...] Full text...

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Cote d'Ivoire: African leaders to accelerate Africa’s path to prosperity by growing economies, jobs through agriculture

06 september 2017 - 14:24:03
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Over 750 delegates and high-level dignitaries, including African Heads of States, Ministers, and key stakeholders [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN food agencies chiefs warn hunger crises will escalate unless root causes addressed

05 september 2017 - 11:31:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The heads of the United Nations food agencies have made a joint call for greater [...] Full text...

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Cote d’Ivoire: AfDB wants greater focus on implementation of Africa's green revolution

30 august 2017 - 17:08:45
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ahead of the 2017 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN food agencies' chiefs to visit drought-hit Ethiopia

30 august 2017 - 11:43:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) – The heads of the three UN food agencies are to visit Ethiopia to highlight the critical [...] Full text...

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Italy: New IFAD-supported project to boost rural economy, livelihoods in Angola

10 august 2017 - 09:33:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) – A total of 60,000 Angolan rural households in Cuanza Sul and Huila provinces will benefit from [...] Full text...

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US: 'Accelerate implementation of 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development' - UN Forum

20 july 2017 - 11:42:58
New York, US (PANA) - The pace of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development must be accelerated , [...] Full text...

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Italy: Zambia to benefit from US$22.2 million from IFAD to boost food security

10 july 2017 - 10:52:49
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Over 61,000 smallholder farmers will benefit from a financial agreement signed in Rome between the International [...] Full text...

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Ghana: 'Ghana’s Northern Rural Growth Programme is transforming agriculture' - AfDB

06 july 2017 - 14:17:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana has continued to show steady improvements in economic growth of over 7% per year on [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum holds in Abidjan

06 july 2017 - 14:01:57
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - The 2017 Africa Green Revolution Forum, which will hold 4-8 September in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...

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Italy: Canada gives US$50m for agric. programmes in DRC, Somalia, Niger

06 july 2017 - 09:38:52
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Three Rome-based food and agriculture agencies of the United Nations are embarking on an unprecedented joint [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO chief hails vital role of rural women in freeing world from hunger, poverty

05 july 2017 - 19:38:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) José Graziano da Silva on Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Italy: Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 requires turning political will into concrete actions - FAO

03 july 2017 - 19:34:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Achieving the international community's goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition by 2030 is indeed possible, but [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'World needs to pre-empt devastating drought impacts through better preparedness'

19 june 2017 - 12:04:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Investing in preparedness and building the resilience of farmers is fundamental to facing situations of extreme [...] Full text...

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US: IFAD, Uganda Postbank, Posta Uganda sign agreement on expanding remittances

19 june 2017 - 09:53:49
New York, US (PANA) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Postbank of Uganda (PBU) and Posta Uganda have [...] Full text...

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US: IFAD president highlights 'the power of remittances'

17 june 2017 - 05:11:49
New York, US (PANA) - Marking the third International Day of Family Remittances on Friday, the President of the International [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to organise seminar to better manage droughts

15 june 2017 - 08:48:06
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will on 19 June organise an event at its [...] Full text...

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Italy: Sharp increase in money migrants send home lifts millions out of poverty – IFAD

15 june 2017 - 03:31:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A dramatic up tic in the amount of money migrants send home to their families in [...] Full text...

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Italy: ICT can improve lives of rural poor people in developing countries - IFAD

08 june 2017 - 09:21:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Technology and development experts have attended a two-day international conference on Information and Communication Technologies for [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD president visits Uganda to discuss support for small scale farmers

25 may 2017 - 05:44:50
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), arrives in the Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Kenya: 'Inclusive finance key to food security in East, Southern Africa' - IFAD

22 may 2017 - 14:03:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Ugandan Government have brought together policy makers [...] Full text...

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US: IFAD boss highlights making the most of Africa’s rural youth

21 april 2017 - 10:22:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The potential powerhouse of energy and creativity of the world’s 1.2 billion young people has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Lives impacted by remittances from migrants - IFAD

08 april 2017 - 16:49:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - While migration issues draw political fire in Europe and beyond, the greater development benefit of the [...] Full text...

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Italy: Prince of Wales briefed on hunger crisis in four countries

05 april 2017 - 14:35:09
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Prince Charles of Wales on Wednesday visited the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) where he [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Invest in rural youth to stem rural-urban migration - IFAD President

03 april 2017 - 13:11:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ensuring young people in rural areas can access financing and earn decent incomes is essential to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA rural youth participation in economy key to poverty eradication - IFAD

09 march 2017 - 12:33:53
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - Government policies that bring rural young people into the economic mainstream are essential for South [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN agencies say empowerment of rural women is fundamental for achieving 2030 Agenda

08 march 2017 - 13:38:36
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Leaders from the three UN Rome-based agencies on Wednesday marked the International Women's Day by reinforcing [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD-supported programme in Mozambique leads to poverty alleviation - Report

02 march 2017 - 14:23:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Development projects, supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), contributed to raising the incomes [...] Full text...

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Italy: Outgoing IFAD chief calls for end of rural poverty

15 february 2017 - 11:55:43
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The outgoing head of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze, has [...] Full text...

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Italy: Former Togo PM to head IFAD

15 february 2017 - 11:07:00
Rome, Kenya (PANA) - Fossoun Houngbo, former Prime Minister of Togo, has been appointed the sixth President of the International [...] Full text...

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UN: 'US$265 billion needed annually to check poverty, hunger' - IFAD

26 january 2017 - 15:16:53
New York, US (PANA) - The world must take urgent action to mobilise the estimated US$265 billion a year needed [...] Full text...

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Kenya; IFAD, Djibouti strike deal to tackle water scarcity

24 january 2017 - 15:12:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Djibouti on Tuesday signed a [...] Full text...

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UN: IFAD, Mauritanian authorities partner to support farmers

12 january 2017 - 20:55:06
New York, US (PANA) - A new partnership between the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Mauritanian authorities [...] Full text...

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Kenya: FAO chief says women hold key to attaining zero-hunger

16 december 2016 - 13:46:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but also [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: IFAD calls for agric investment to address poverty, inequality in Near East and North Africa

09 december 2016 - 14:12:11
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Income inequality and a rising rural-urban divide, compounded by political instability, are the most challenging issues [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD calls for rural youth empowerment in West, Central Africa

24 november 2016 - 12:11:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -Youth unemployment, insecure land tenure and weak value chains are the main obstacles in the way of [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Rehabilitating drylands key to global food security - IFAD

12 november 2016 - 10:36:20
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - A new report released by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) reveals that [...] Full text...

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Morocco: Small farmers can earn big returns by investing in climate adaptation - UN report

10 november 2016 - 12:02:29
Marrakech, Morocco (PANA) - The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has issued a new report which shows [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO to participate in several events at COP22 Climate Conference

07 november 2016 - 11:10:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Agriculture, forestry and fisheries will feature prominently during the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN agencies urge transformation of food systems for better nutrition

18 october 2016 - 11:12:22
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has begun a week-long meeting in Rome, Italy, poised [...] Full text...

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Italy: World Food Day to focus on climate change and sustainable agric

11 october 2016 - 11:18:40
Rome, Italy (PANA) - This year's World Food Day will focus on climate change and sustainable agriculture, the UN Food [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IFAD begins search for new president

27 september 2016 - 11:22:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized United Nations agency and international financial institution, [...] Full text...

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UN: FAO, IFAD, WFP vow to curb global hunger

23 september 2016 - 05:44:21
New York, US (PANA) - The heads of UN food agencies have stressed their commitment to maintain momentum to reach [...] Full text...

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UN: IFAD report tasks governments on investments in rural areas

14 september 2016 - 14:22:23
New York, US (PANA) - Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation and governments need [...] Full text...

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UN: IFAD chief wins inaugural Africa Food Prize

06 september 2016 - 17:33:05
NewYork, US (PANA) - UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze has been awarded the inaugural Africa [...] Full text...

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UN: IFAD, WFP to help smallholder farmers in Sudan

30 august 2016 - 06:20:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN agency makes case for rural folks in post-ebola recovery plan

03 august 2016 - 15:28:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The biggest outbreak of Ebola in human history is over, but urgent investments in the rural [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Investing in youth, key to future prosperity - IFAD

28 july 2016 - 15:26:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Investing in agriculture and farming technologies will help to change the perception that young people have [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UN seeks to ramp up response to El-Nino dire impact

06 july 2016 - 13:59:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 60 million people worldwide, 40 million of them in East and Southern Africa, are [...] Full text...

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Italy: UN agencies examine El Niño impacts in Africa, Asia/Pacific, gear up for La Niña

04 july 2016 - 14:18:34
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The 2015-16 El Niño weather phenomenon has been one of the strongest and most widespread of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Investment in rural Africa helps curbs economic migration - IFAD President

04 july 2016 - 13:28:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Investing more in Africa’s rural areas will stem the flow of economic migrants and minimize the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Agriculture Development Partners visiting Dodoma region to meet with authorities, farmers

17 june 2016 - 15:51:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Representatives of 13 international development agencies working in agriculture and rural development in Tanzania [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: IOM says migrants' remittances vital 'economic lifeline' for millions

16 june 2016 - 10:52:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has thrown its weight behind the International Day of Family [...] Full text...

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Italy: 'Remittances bring economic stability to families, countries' - IFAD boss

15 june 2016 - 11:52:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has called for greater [...] Full text...

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Italy: IFAD chief says G20 agriculture ministers face big challenge as global hunger increases

31 may 2016 - 10:20:28
Rome, Italy (PANA) - With around 795 million hungry people in the world, and an additional 60 million needing food [...] Full text...

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