| ID: | 37816 |
|---|---|
| Country: | India |
| Title: | India - IFAD President and delegation visit - August 2014 |
| Description: |
IFAD President Kanayo F Nwanze meets with NDTV reporter for one-on-one interview. The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze, arrives in India on Monday, 4 August on a 5–day official visit to meet various Union Ministers, including the Minister of Finance, Mr. Arun Jaitley, and Rural Development Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, to discuss how rural transformation and gender empowerment are vital to sustainably reduce poverty and drive inclusive growth. Nwanze's visit to India comes on the heels of Member States forwarding to the United Nations General Assembly a set of proposed goals that consider the economic, social and environmental elements necessary to improve people’s lives and protect the planet for future generations. The goals include promoting sustainable agriculture, women’s empowerment and the management of natural resources. In addition, the proposed goals outline advancing “decent work for all” and a pledge to reduce inequality within and among countries. “One of the causes of poverty is inequality, both between rural and urban areas, and women and men,” Nwanze said prior to arriving in India. “If we are to eradicate hunger and poverty, we need to level the playing field by empowering poor rural people to take charge of their own development and create policy environments that increase investment in them.” |
| Size: | 4.89 MB; 5616 x 3744 pixels; 475 x 317 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1486 x 991 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Show more details: | Susan Beccio |
| Copyright: | ©IFAD/Susan Beccio |
| Categories: | none |
| URL: | www.ifad.org |
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