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.

Rural Education Funding (FIDUCAR).

The Fiji Government was giving priority to the development of rural areas and funding a plan of action to encourage gender equality.

Women in Rural Development (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock raising and Rural Development)

Rural and agricultural development

Rural development and agriculture

Kerala Rural Development Agency

Kerala Rural Development Agency

reform and rural development

Agriculture and rural development

Rural and women's entrepreneurship development.

(b) Agriculture and rural development

Agrarian situation and rural development

Rural women and sustainable development , paper presented to the Conference on Rural Sustainable Development, Alexandria, Egypt, 1992

There is needs for increased funding and empowerment of the poor communities, especially in the rural areas, as means of accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

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

In addition, funding has been obtained from the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) for a programme aimed at promoting cottage industries in rural and urban areas of Iraq.

ADRI Action for Integrated Rural Development

Deputy Director General Urban Rural Development

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(a) Rural development management and financing

Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) . 11

AGRARIAN REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ANGOC)

7. Minister of Rural Development, Egypt

In addition of the above mentioned funds, there are other sources of rural development funding, namely projects, Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) and the informal sector characterized by interpersonal interactions at the rural level which allow and give incentives to credit initiatives.

Role of the Rural Women's Development Unit in training and educating rural women

ESCAP will implement the study project Integrated rural capacity building through development and application of satellite based community teleservice centre (CTC) , with funding from the Government of the Netherlands.

Rural development increasing food output and incomes

Minister for Rural Development and the Environment

I. Agriculture, rural development and food security

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

Some examples of such initiatives are as follows Support to establish Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) The government provided seed capital for the formation of National Rural Support Programme, Punjab Rural Support Programme and Sind Rural Support Organization (SRSO). It also supported the Sarhad Rural Support Programme through project funding.

Need for enhanced research and development funding.

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.

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

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

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

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

MAWRD Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development

14.2 Government Policy on Agriculture and Rural Development

Round table 3 Global partnerships for rural development

(a) Entrepreneurship (including rural and women's entrepreneurship) development

Number of women in rural development (total number) ____________

(c) Development and implementation of rural energy policies