On International Women’s Day, IFAD and Govt. of Maharashtra boost commitment to empower 1 million rural women
New Delhi, 08 March 2022 – Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural ...
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Three Young Entrepreneurs Receive GamDiaspora Tank Grants
Three young Gambian entrepreneurs have received financial support in the form of a grant, from GamDiaspora ...
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World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in a warming world at IFAD’s global meeting
Rome, 16 February 2022 – World leaders today called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural ...
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United Nations rural poverty agency IFAD set to boost its ethical investments
Rome, 26 January 2022 –In a significant move to strengthen its commitment to ethical investments, the Executive ...
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Kanuma’s Bai Gassama Wants To Be Gambia’s Leading Gardener, Calls for Help To Get A Fence And Tricycle
A young gardener in the North Bank village of Kanuma, Mr. Bai Gassama, is engaged in ...
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Pope Francis joins 25 countries to fight against poverty and hunger in first round of pledges to IFAD
Rome, 11 December 2020 – Despite the economic consequences of COVID-19, a growing number of countries around the world today stepped ...
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Multi-million euro contribution from Germany to IFAD will help avert a COVID-19 food crisis
Rome, 7 December 2020 – In the face of a looming food crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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Governments need to halt the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on rural women, says IFAD President on International Day of Rural Women
Rome, 15 October 2020 – Our food supply is at risk if we don’t start prioritizing rural ...
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New rural finance programme to help millions of Ethiopian farmers build resilience in the face of climate change and COVID-19
Rome, 5 October 2020 – Against the backdrop of the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
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Mesira’s Anti-FGM Fighter: 90% of Girls in My Village Are Victims
By Yero S. Bah The practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) was prevalent in the Gambia ...
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