St. Vincent & The Grenadines: The International Fund for Agricultural Development

From: Caribbean Update | Date: June 1, 1992 | Copyright information

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has granted a $2.2 million loan for a project that shifts the emphasis from the islands' heavy dependence on banana exports. IFAD is now funding eight projects in six Caricom countries, worth $30 million. The IFAD loan here will support a "Smallholder Crop Improvement and Marketing ...

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