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IFAD and Bangladesh invest US$109 million to increase incomes of rural households

Rome, 1 August 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bangladesh today signed a financing agreement to significantly increase incomes and food and nutrition security for 250,000 rural households in southern Bangladesh where the highest percentage of rural poor reside. The agreement for the Smallholder Agricultural Competitiveness Project (SACP) was signed by …

IFAD and Nepal invest US$68.1 million to improve incomes and food and nutrition security for rural smallholders

Rome, 6 June 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Nepal have signed a financing agreement to significantly improve incomes and food and nutrition security for 35,000 rural farming households in 10 districts in State 6. The agreement for the Agriculture Sector Development Programme was signed by correspondence by Gilbert F. Houngbo, President …

Microsoft will invest $5 billion in IoT over the next 4 years globally

Microsoft has announced that the company will invest US$5 billion in the Internet of Things (IoT) globally over the next 4 years. This increased investment will support continued research and innovation in IoT and what is ultimately evolving to be the new intelligent edge. With Microsoft’s IoT platform spanning cloud, operating system and devices, Microsoft …

Mystery Rooms to invest 30 million for expansion in 2018

The company has presence in 15 cities and has launched in Indore, Chennai & Guwahati recently New Delhi; March 27, 2018: Mystery Rooms, India’s leading gaming experience, today announced the company’s plans to invest Rs 30 million in 2018 towards expanding to over 25 key cities in the country. The experience is already available in …

IFAD and India invest US$168 million to increase farming incomes for tribal households in Mizoram and Nagaland States

Rome, 25 January 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and India have signed a financing agreement to sustainably improve incomes and food and nutrition security for 201,500 rural highland farming households in tribal villages in 12 districts located in Mizoram and Nagaland States. The agreement for the Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming Systems …

AIRLINEs AND AIRPORTs to invest US$33 Billion in I.T. this year

Cyber security, cloud services and passenger self-service top three priorities for air transport industry   INDIA – 6 September 2017 – Airlines and airports are estimated to spend nearly US$33 billion on IT this year, according to the SITA 2017 Air Transport IT Trends Insights released today. And they are focusing their technology investments on …