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Agriculture is a business and a powerful tool to eradicate poverty
On the eve of the Abuja High-level Conference on the Development of Agribusiness and Agro-industries in Africa, IFAD President Kanayo Nwanze urged strengthening public-private partnerships in Africa.
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5 March: International Women’s Day: FAO/IFAD/WFP honour resilience of Haitian women, discuss road to recovery
International Women's Day (8 March) celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
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3 March: US$ 8 million IFAD grant to Gambia to support rural women and youth for agriculture production
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a grant agreement of US$8 million with the Republic of The Gambia.
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23 February: US$25 million loan from IFAD to support Agribusiness Development in Sri Lanka
A US$25 million loan to the Republic of Sri Lanka from IFAD will directly benefit small producers, women, landless households and young people in rural areas.
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Rural poverty in the news
The New York Times, 9 March 2010 - U.N. honors the 101 who served and died in Haiti
Turtlebay - 8 March 2010 - Race for top human rights post heats up
BBC - 10 March 2010 - Scientists to review climate body
