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  • DFID Research: Growing mint as an alternative to opium in Afghanistan.

    Encouraging farmers in conflict areas to grown high-value crops such as mint has had a positive impact on the lives of many Afghan families.

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  • DFID Research: Community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh

    Better access to fisheries resources for community-based organisations has resulted in significant increases in their fishing incomes.

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  • Co-op project for Kenyan tea farmers

    A project supporting Kenyan small-scale tea farmers, which features in The Co-operative’s new high profile TV campaign, has received important backing from the Department for International Development(DFID).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Gourmet coffee from DR Congo to hit UK shelves

    Sainsbury's is helping to rejuvenate the coffee industry in the DRC and Malawi by releasing a new limited edition Fairtrade coffee.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK Government ramps up trading in Africa

    Launch of the African Free Trade initiative (AFTi) to boost African trade as part of the UK Government's Trade and Investment White Paper.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New UK trade initiative to help millions of Africans

    Minister Stephen O’Brien launches Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), an initiative that will work across East Africa to fund new businesses, develop essential infrastructure and standardise regulation across the region.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The gift of two rabbits

    How a Zimbabwean grandmother can send her grandchildren to school thanks to these rabbits

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  • River of hope: adapting to a changing climate in Mozambique

    How UK aid is helping farming communities in Mozambique adapt to the effects of climate change

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  • Consultation: CDC Group plc

    Sustained economic growth yields significant development gains. Stimulating growth that generates wealth creation is a key driver in lifting…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation

    Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell's speech on wealth creation at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 12 October 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Private sector holds key to tackling global poverty

    The UK will step-up and intensify its work with business and enterprise as part of the battle against poverty in the poorest countries, heralding a new era of private sector-led development work

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Andrew Mitchell attends World Bank annual meetings

    Andrew Mitchell attends the annual meetings of the World Bank this weekend in Washington.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rural roads boost ethnic minority livelihoods in Vietnam

    How UKaid funded road building in Vietnam helps ethnic minority families lift themselves out of poverty

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  • DFID Research: Chronic Poverty Research Centre: ten years of war against poverty

    Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

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  • Market women secure a decent trade in Ghana

    A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation

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  • Growth week: Tackling the hardest questions

    Growth Week will bring together leading academics and policy makers from both the north and the south to discuss key growth issues facing developing countries.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development

    Find out how DFID is helping farmers in Africa get their fruit and veg onto UK shop shelves

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  • MDGs in focus - MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

    DFID helps poor rural farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape increase their profits at auction

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  • Joint Statement with the President of Pakistan

    The Prime Minister and the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari have issued a joint statement following their meeting at Chequers on 6 August 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Getting money where it's needed

    How DFID helps the Moldovan government improve the way it plans its budget

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