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can help reduce poverty for 75% of the world’s poor, who live in rural areas and work mainly in farming. It can raise incomes, improve food security and benefit the environment. The Group is a leading financier of , with $8.1 billion in commitments in 2013.

Kenya Secures $250 Million to Help 500,000 Smallholder …

The has approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit for a National Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) that will increase market participation and value addition for 500,000 small scale farmers in Kenya who are engaged in nine value chains across 26 counties.