Officials say this will make it easier to measure the effects of policies and develop new solutions to help the world's poor.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

He says eHealth will offer a way to reduce the effects of health worker shortages and make it easier to train existing workers.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

But several possible side effects make the treatment risky.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Indeed,volatile food prices, population growth, low agricultural productivity and the potentially devastating effects of climate change make it a particularly daunting challenge. The IFAD president says over the past 30 years, agricultural productivity in developing countries has been stagnant or in decline. He blames it on years of under-investment.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29