Kanayo F. Nwanze

Rural Investment, Key to End Poverty and Hunger by 2030 – Dr. Nwanze, IFAD President

February 15, 2017 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Describing rural development as a “moral obligation,” Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), made his final appeal to governments on behalf of poor rural people across the globe at today’s opening of IFAD’s 40th Governing Council. Speaking to development leaders and IFAD’s governors, Nwanze, who ends his term of […]

Delta-born IFAD’s Dr. Nwanze decorated with maiden Africa Food Prize

September 9, 2016September 9, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

Dr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), was on Wednesday (September 7) awarded the inaugural Africa Food Prize at the African Green Revolution Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. The Africa Food Prize Committee, chaired by Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, selected Dr. Nwanze, himself a Nigerian, for his […]