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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IFAD invests €77.7 million in Niger for food and nutrition security and climate change resilience
Rome, 6 July 2020 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today ...
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IFAD supports projects that increase agricultural productivity and incomes in Madagascar
Antananarivo, 4 June 2020 – Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for ...
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COVID-19 response must target African agriculture and the rural poor
Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent ...
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IFAD makes landmark investment in impact fund helping rural SMEs
In a continuation of its efforts to help small-scale farmers and micro-, small and medium size ...
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MoBSE ‘Media Schooling’ Initiative Gets Mixed Reactions
By Yero S. Bah Following the closure of all schools and other learning centers in the ...
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African Development Bank approves $121.7 million loan, Euro 3 million grant to support water and sanitation sector
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 12, 2020/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank ...
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Guinea-Bissau and IFAD partner to build farmers’ resilience to climate change
Rome, 04 March 2020 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced support for ...
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