Stories written by Ernest Corea

UNITED NATIONS

Q&A: "It’s Wrong to Burn Food of the Poor to Drive Cars of the Rich"

By Ernest Corea
The world needs to overcome "the bizarre irony that rural areas, where food is grown, is home to cruel poverty and hunger," says Ismail Serageldin, former chair of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
Kanayo Nwanze Credit: IFAD

Q&A: “Boosting Agriculture Is Not an Option But an Imperative”

By Ernest Corea
New support from donors will enable the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help about 70 million poor smallholder farmers increase their productivity and incomes over the next five years, the Fund's new president Kanayo F. Nwanze told IPS.