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Protecting biodiversity is crucial to fighting hunger – IFAD calls for increased investments ahead of World Conservation Congress

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If we do not invest more in protecting biodiversity, development cannot be sustainable and we will not eradicate hunger or achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, said the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ahead of his participation … Continue reading Protecting biodiversity is crucial to fighting hunger – IFAD calls for increased investments ahead of World Conservation Congress

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Boosting Fish Farming: IFAD distributes fishing gears and motorbikes aquaculture farmers

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Aquaculture farmers in Migori County of Kenya have benefited from pod liners and fishing nets, courtesy of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). According to Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, Mr. Lawrence Omuhaka, the donation … Continue reading Boosting Fish Farming: IFAD distributes fishing gears and motorbikes aquaculture farmers

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Inspiring the youth towards smart farming through small-scale irrigation

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Small-scale irrigation is giving the youth, especially those previously neglected in rural settings, a fighting chance to secure livelihoods and become smallholder farmers. Small-scale irrigation is creating employment opportunities for young people across rural Ethiopia.In the highly populated highlands of … Continue reading Inspiring the youth towards smart farming through small-scale irrigation

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Donors commit to highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty for the world’s poorest

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US$3.8 billion, that’s how much the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will now be able to invest in the world’s rural poor. This, thanks to an unprecedented record-high financing target set today by governments from 177 countries at … Continue reading Donors commit to highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty for the world’s poorest

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Donors commit to the highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty

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The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will now be able to invest US$3.8 billion in tackling hunger and poverty in the world’s rural poorest countries. This, thanks to an unprecedented record-high financing target set today by governments from … Continue reading Donors commit to the highest-ever funding to UN rural development agency IFAD to tackle hunger and poverty

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World leaders call for greater international cooperation to tackle hunger and poverty

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The fate of the world’s poorest and wealthiest nations are interconnected, and eradicating poverty and hunger will be impossible without urgent and focused international cooperation efforts directed at long-term development, said world leaders speaking at the opening of the UN’s … Continue reading World leaders call for greater international cooperation to tackle hunger and poverty

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Help for Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security and combat poverty in the face of COVID-19

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The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) are working together to lessen the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small-scale farmers’ activities and domestic food supply in northeastern states of … Continue reading Help for Nigerian small-scale farmers to improve food security and combat poverty in the face of COVID-19

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Help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change or face increased hunger and migration, warns IFAD President

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If investments to help rural small-scale farmers adapt to climate change do not substantially increase, we risk widespread hunger and global instability, warned Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ahead of next week’s Climate … Continue reading Help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change or face increased hunger and migration, warns IFAD President

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‘IFAD is determined to help rural populations in the Sahel build dignified lives’ – Gilbert Houngbo, President of IFAD

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Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause for hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering 11 countries from Senegal and Mali … Continue reading ‘IFAD is determined to help rural populations in the Sahel build dignified lives’ – Gilbert Houngbo, President of IFAD

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Global Environment Facility: Repairing the broken food system for sustainable and resilient food security in Africa

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As farmers and consumers grapple with disruptions in the global food supply chain, we are witnessing an exacerbation of threats to the natural environment. Since start of the pandemic, increases in deforestation and forest degradation, illegal wildlife exploitation, plastic pollution, … Continue reading Global Environment Facility: Repairing the broken food system for sustainable and resilient food security in Africa

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Governments must pay attention to disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on rural women – IFAD President

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The President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo, in a strong call to governments to increase their investments in rural women has indicated that our food supply is at risk if we do not … Continue reading Governments must pay attention to disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on rural women – IFAD President