Tag: International Fund for Agricultural Development
Agri-Business Capital Fund for Rural SMEs Set Up
By Abdi Ali Published May 2, 2020 A United Nations agency says it has set up a blended capital impact fund to help small-scale farmers and micro-, small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create jobs and increase incomes. RELATED: Cross-Border Campaign Needed to Combat Locust Upsurge in Eastern Africa International Fund for…
Read MoreFund to Help Prevent Food Crisis in Wake of COVID-19 Launched
By Abdi Ali Published April 25, 2020 A new multi-donor fund to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food production, market access and employment has been launched. The US$240 Million COVID-19 Rural Poor Stimulus Facility by United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was launched on April 20, 2020 with urgent…
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Project to Help Ethiopians Adapt to Climate Change Set Up
By Irene Gaitirira Published December 15, 2019 Ethiopians who depend on rain-fed agriculture and pastoralism are set to benefit from a new US$451 million project to increase their resilience to floods, drought and desertification caused by climate change. Ethiopia and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations have signed a US$451 million…
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Film Featuring World-Renowned Poet Pays Tribute to Farming Rural Women
By Khalifa Hemed Published October 16, 2019 A short film aimed at raising awareness of the power of rural women in helping fight global hunger has been launched. This Is How We Rise, the short film launched on the International Day of Rural Women by United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), features world…
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Africa Development-Focused Meeting toTackle Food Security and Poverty Reduction
By Abdi Ali Published August 27, 2019 A meeting that focuses on the development of Africa is expected to tackle issues related to food security and poverty reduction on the continent. RELATED: CREATING ATTRACTIVE JOBS FOR RURAL YOUTH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO AFRICA’S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),…
Read More Migrant Worker Remittances Surpass Development Assistance and Foreign Direct Investment
By Abdi Ali Published July 15, 2019 Remittances from international migrant workers are expected to rise to an estimated US$550 billion in 2019, up from US$529 billion in 2018. RELATED: Uganda to Modernise Its Revenue Collection with Chinese Grant Gilbert F Houngbo, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), says the money sent home by…
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