Read at :
http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2011/05/un-grant-to-help-rural-farmers-in-chad.html
UN grant to help rural farmers in Chad
The United Nations agency tasked with trying to alleviate rural poverty has announced a $17.4 million loan and grant agreement aimed at helping some 132,000 poor people in southern Chad.
Under the agreement, the Chadian Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will work with the European Union, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve access to safe water, help manage chronic food security problems, improve access to financial services and rehabilitate rural roads to link producers to markets in the administrative region of Guéra in southern Chad.
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