Other initiatives have been to include women in economic development through the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) programmes.

The UNDP programme for rural and economic development involved investments of some 5 million in new projects for land reclamation and integrated rural development.

Investment in agricultural and rural development is therefore vital to food security and sustainable economic development.

Economic development Association of Women Shopkeepers and Traders of the Niger Action for Integrated Rural Developments and Support for social and economic activities of rural women, among others

We are strengthening the export sector, promoting investments to create jobs and speeding up rural economic development.

The Vietnamese Government attaches great importance to rural infrastructure, which is seen as a decisive factor for socio economic development and poverty reduction in rural areas.

Rural and agricultural development

Rural development and agriculture

Kerala Rural Development Agency

In fact, renewable energies can provide an economic impetus for agricultural and rural development and help rejuvenate rural economies with a significant financial impact on farmers and agricultural businesses

Rural Development Foundation of Pakistan

With a view to creating jobs, raising income and shifting the economic structure towards agricultural and rural industrialization. The Government will consider issuing a Decree on Encouraging the Development of Rural Industries.

The Government had a plan to boost economic performance and promote the development of the rural economy and agriculture for poverty alleviation.

Effective access and use of information and communication technologies can improve rural women's leadership and participation in community and economic development activities.

Improving the situation of rural women through economic advancement is one of the fundamental objectives of the Agricultural Development Policy Letter (ADPL).

Rural development increasing food output and incomes

Viable and integrated development of rural areas

Programme for the Development of Rural Areas

(c) Strengthening of domestic rural agricultural economies by actively contributing to integrated rural development planning.

Particularly, with a view to improving gender equality and position of women in rural areas, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) adopted a Gender Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development to 2010 and Gender Plan of Action in Agriculture and Rural Development to 2005.

The country s rural and elderly population like those in other former Soviet countries appears to prize economic stability and social order over democratic development.

The Committee is deeply concerned that despite the rapid economic development in recent years, poverty persists in the country, disproportionately affecting the rural population.

The empowerment of women in urban and rural areas had become one of the priority areas of national plans for economic and social development.

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

United Nations Public Private Alliance for Rural Development

Its main aim was to remove the political, socio economic and cultural obstacles that prevented rural women from participating fully in economic growth and social development and from fully exercising their rights.

Goal 1 Poverty Eradication Rural Development Engage and empower people living in poverty and rural areas.

Noting with appreciation the potential role of cooperative development in the improvement of the social and economic conditions of the indigenous peoples and rural communities,

The purpose of the Rural Development Foundation is to help agricultural producers and other enterprises in rural areas by granting them additional securities to obtain loans from credit institutions for developing economic activities and purchasing of land.

The rural village electrification programme is an integral part of the total power sector development in Pakistan in order to increase the productive capacity and socio economic standard of 70 percent of population living in the rural areas.

Programme Component E.2 Rural and Women's Entrepreneurship Development

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is also initiating a participatory rural energy development programme, to identify and develop potential alternative energy resources in rural communities.

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

Recognizing the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty,

Measures that promote general economic growth in rural areas should benefit forest related enterprises, for example through access to credit, infrastructure development and improved access to markets.

All the sugar factories are located in rural India. This has led to the tremendous development of rural areas.

Rural Development (Laos) total village development managing and monitoring weaving materials bank and cattle bank.

Port Vila Women's Business Unit, Department of Cooperatives Rural Development.

The priority tasks in rural development are complex and multifaceted.

A budget expenditure of Rs 34.15 billion was earmarked for rural development activities exclusively for irrigation (Rs 25.19 billion), land reclamation (Rs 1.77 billion) rural development (Rs 6.19 billion) and rural electrification (Rs 1 billion) during 2003 04.

The Commission also provided an input to the high level segment of the Economic and Social Council in 2003 on an integrated and multisectoral approach to rural development.

Rural women, therefore are still largely in a position of economic dependency.

Promoting an integrated approach to rural development in developing countries for poverty eradication and sustainable development