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UN to donate $18 million to help Pakistani farmers [1]

At least 25,000 poor rural households in Pakistan are expected to benefit from $18.3 million in funding from the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) that will help them maximise crop yields. The funds will go towards the Crop Maximisation Support Project, an initiative begun in response to the surge in food prices last year.

Publication Date: 
16/11/2009
Business Recorder (Pakistan) [2]
Tags:
Agriculture [3], Farmers [4], Pakistan [5], Crops [6]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-recorder-pakistan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops