The rural finance revolution.(roles of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development)

African Business | December 1, 1998| | Copyright

The work of the UN bodies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (lEAD) is not widely known but, as our correspondent points out, is vital in maintaining the lifeblood of African economies - the small scale farmer.

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