These programmes comprised the business partnership programme, information services, SME cluster and network development, export consortia, rural and women's entrepreneurship development, and SME enabling framework and institutional support.

Rural and agricultural development

Rural development and agriculture

Kerala Rural Development Agency

UNIDO's involvement will be oriented towards increasing productive capacities in the manufacturing sector, supporting traditional agro industries to stimulate productivity and efficiency gains and increase their integration into value chains, promoting the diversity of sustainable rural livelihoods, private sector development with emphasis on SME cluster network development, and rural and women's entrepreneurship.

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 and women's entrepreneurship development.

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

ADRI Action for Integrated Rural Development

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

Arab Network for Environment and Development (2000 2003)

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

A national network on gender and development issues has been formed in some areas, notably are the national network on gender and energy development and the network of collaborators on gender mainstreaming established in 2003.

Protection or promotion of women's rights Human Rights Association of the Niger Democracy, freedom and development Democracy 2000 the Network for Law Integration and Dissemination in Rural Areas and the Association of Women Lawyers, among others

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.

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

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

(d) Latin America and the Caribbean The SME cluster network development component is expected to play a central role throughout this region, while the rural and women's entrepreneurship development programme will be applied to the poorer countries, and in some depressed areas of the more developed ones.

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

With human development in mind, an Asian African development university network is currently being developed.

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.

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The priority tasks in rural development are complex and multifaceted.

This has led to the tremendous development of rural areas.

Rural Development (Laos) total village development managing and monitoring weaving materials bank and cattle bank.

East Africa Road Network Project (five Projects) East Africa Railways Development

Also recognizes that the eradication of rural poverty and hunger is crucial for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that rural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies

Also recognizes that the eradication of rural poverty and hunger is crucial for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that rural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies

Also recognizes that the eradication of rural poverty and hunger is crucial for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that rural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies

Since the Gambia was overwhelmingly agricultural and rural, the Government needed to develop a comprehensive rural development policy, in particular to improve the lives and rights of rural women.

This low availability of energy, especially in rural communities, both curbs the development of rural activities and aggravates the desertification process.

In order to improve rural infrastructure and standard of life the Rural Development and Agricultural Market Regulation Act provides for various state benefits to support people living in rural areas.

In order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, it is essential that poverty reduction interventions focus on the rural poor and that significant investments be made in rural and agricultural development.

The regional commissions are also aware of the information needs for promoting successful rural development and an entrepreneurial base in rural communities.

37. Also recognizes that the eradication of rural poverty and hunger is crucial for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that rural development should be an integral part of national and international development policies

The regional commissions will work closely with private Internet and network operators in the individual host countries to determine the sustainability, costs and optimal modes of operation (public, private or mixed) of ICT based rural networks for rural communities.

Agriculture was the backbone of Ethiopia's economy, and its development strategy centred on rural and agricultural development.