ROME, February 15 (WNM/Reuters/Thin Lei Win) - As harvests fall and hunger rises on a warming planet, the United Nations plans to use new financial tools and work with banks and other partners to help fill a gaping hole in agricultural investment over the next decade. The revamp is part of efforts by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a Rome-based U.N. agency, to boost support for small-scale food producers in rural areas. Despite producing half of the world's food calories, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...