Thus, the agricultural institutions working in rural development, in an attempt to facilitate rural funding, has been creating alternative sources of funding such as Agricultural and Rural Development Fund (FFADR), Fisheries Development Fund (FFP), Small Industry Development Fund (FFPI), Fund for Agricultural Credit and Rural Development (CCADR), etc.

7 International Fund for Agricultural Development, Assessment of Rural Poverty Asia and the Pacific (Rome, 2002).

10 Household food security implications for policy and action for rural poverty alleviation and nutrition , International Fund for Agricultural Development, 1996.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, 2001) Practical guide on monitoring and evaluation of rural development projects , (see www.ifad.org gbdocs eb ec e 29 EC 2001 29 WP 3.pdf).

In 2003 and 2004, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) designed and implemented agricultural and rural development programmes and fostered participation and empowerment of the rural poor as a building block of the community driven development approaches which form a crucial part of the long term vision of democratic governance.

However rural women are the main beneficiaries of the Zakat fund.

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) also primarily serves the rural communities.

Rural and agricultural development

Rural development and agriculture

Kerala Rural Development Agency

Rural and women's entrepreneurship development.

CONDRAF Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Rural the National Council for Rural Development

These investments were made through the Municipal Development Institute Rural Aqueduct Project Executive Unit (INFOM UNEPAR), the Departmental Development Boards, the Presidential Secretariat for Executive Coordination (SCEP), the Social Investment Fund (FIS), the National Peace Fund (FONAPAZ), the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPAS), the Women's Unit of the Guatemalan Fund for Indigenous Development (FODIGUA), the private sector and with support from international cooperation.

Additionally, young people highlight the need to invest in entrepreneurial activities for rural youth, e.g., by creating a fund for young rural entrepreneurs.

ADRI Action for Integrated Rural Development

UNDP, working with the Japan Women in Development Fund, has supported programmes in Bhutan, Cameroon, Egypt, India, Rwanda and Ukraine to increase rural women's access to information and communication technologies.

Particularly, with a view to improving gender equality and position of women in rural areas, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) adopted a Gender Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development to 2010 and Gender Plan of Action in Agriculture and Rural Development to 2005.

(c) Strengthening of domestic rural agricultural economies by actively contributing to integrated rural development planning.

Rural development increasing food output and incomes

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

EDF European Development Fund

Goal 1 Poverty Eradication Rural Development Engage and empower people living in poverty and rural areas.

The UNDP programme for rural and economic development involved investments of some 5 million in new projects for land reclamation and integrated rural development.

The strategy of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is to empower poor rural peoples by improving their assets and giving them influence over important decision making that shapes their future.

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

At present, women could get a loan for their business from the Women Union's Fund, Women's Saving Credit Group, Saving Day for Poor Women funds, and preferential loans for poor households, Poverty Reduction Fund, Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Bank for Social Policy etc.

Rural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies.

Industrial Development Fund 5,801.9 4,276.0

Industrial Development Fund 1,831.5 1,349.8

Industrial Development Fund 1,083.1 798.2

Industrial Development Fund 3,232.3 2,515.3

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is also initiating a participatory rural energy development programme, to identify and develop potential alternative energy resources in rural communities.

We call this our School Based Integrated Rural Development.

Programme Component E.2 Rural and Women's Entrepreneurship Development

Because of the lack of a clear decentralization policy and rural development strategy urban and rural disparities have widened.

A budget expenditure of Rs 34.15 billion was earmarked for rural development activities exclusively for irrigation (Rs 25.19 billion), land reclamation (Rs 1.77 billion) rural development (Rs 6.19 billion) and rural electrification (Rs 1 billion) during 2003 04.

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

United Nations Development Fund for Women

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

United Nations Development Fund for Women

C. International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development