Increasing investments in agricultural research for development (R4D) could bring the much-awaited agricultural transformation to Africa and help address the rising wave of youth unemployment and its attendant poverty, according to the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Dr Kanayo Nwanze. Delivering a talk at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), …
Ghana Food
- WFP to provide food assistance to seven million people by end of year - Ghana Business News
- Call on Ghana to Suspend Cultivation of GM Foods - spyghana.com
- Nigeria joins Ghana as new member of G8 food security alliance - GhanaWeb
- FAO honours Ghana for reducing hunger by half, ahead of 2015 targets - Myjoyonline.com
- Ghana Set To Receive UN Food and Agriculture Organization Award In Rome ... - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
- Why the growth of modern retail should be good news to African farmers - How we made it in Africa
- New Market Study, "Ghana Food & Drink Report Q2 2013", Has Been Published - SBWire (press release)
- Climate change impacting food supply in Ghana - Times of India
- Parts of northern Ghana is food insecure - WFP - Myjoyonline.com
- Contribution of Forests to Food Security Needs Attention - AllAfrica.com
Tag Archive: IFAD
Apr 12
Africa: Decent and Productive Employment for Rural Youth Within Reach
Rome, 12 April 2012 – A new study by the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD and the International Labour Office ILO shows that decent and productive employment for millions of young women and men who live in rural areas can be achieved.
Mar 27
Investing in Agriculture Most Effective Way to Eradicate Poverty in Africa – UN Official
With the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) just three years away, a senior United Nations official today emphasized that spending on agriculture is the most effective type of investment for halting poverty in Africa.
Dec 19
Africa: IFAD Member States Announce U.S.$1.5 Billion New Funds for Food Security in Developing Countries
Rome — Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), meeting in Rome for Consultations on the Ninth Replenishment of the Fund’s resources (IFAD9), announced a target of US$1.5 billion in new contributions to finance agriculture and rural development projects across the developing world. This represents a 25 per cent increase over IFAD’s …
Dec 19
WFP, Others Reach Out to 22 Million People Worldwide
Food and Agricultural Organisation ( FAO) , International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World Food Programme (WFP) have assisted over 22 million people hardest hit by the global food price crisis in two years.
Dec 05
IFAD to Call for Enhancing Effective Partnerships at Busan Aid Effectiveness Forum
Rome — Global leaders attending the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) on 29 November–1 December in Busan, Korea, will review and assess progress made in the implementation of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness and determine how global development efforts can be accelerated over the next couple of years.
Nov 15
Ghana rated Moderately unsatisfactory in IFAD CPE
Ghana has been rated “moderately unsatisfactory” in the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) country programme evaluation due to project design problems and delays in start- up and implementation of programmes.
Sep 29
Ghana: USD 31.5 million from IFAD to Enhance Small Businesses in Ghanas Rural Areas
A loan of USD 31.5 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD to the government of Ghana will enhance the capacity of rural people to build competitive small businesses across the country, the UN rural poverty agency announced.
Sep 08
Root and Tuber Improvement Project makes giant stride
Nkoranza (B/A) Sept. 5 , GNA – The Techiman Zonal Co-ordinator of the Root and Tuber Improvement Marketing Project, has commended International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) for providing credit facilities for stakeholders of the Project.
May 04
Leaders to Meet on Boosting Agriculture to Advance Economic Growth and Food Security
IFAD’s Rural Poverty Report 2011, which was initially unveiled in December and will be presented for the first time in Africa at the Cape Town event, noted that profound changes in agricultural markets are giving rise to new and promising opportunities – particularly in Africa – for smallholder farmers to boost their productivity and thereby …