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Living on the edge: Small farmers on Vietnam’s sea border
Lam Van Nhien extending a net to harvest shrimp from his aquaculture pond ©IFAD/C.NegliaOn a small inlet only five hundred metres from the coast, Lam Van Nhien points towards a hedge of mangroves. He...
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When playing helps building resilience in Mali
When playing helps building resilience in MaliBy Ilaria FirmianI have just returned from the Mali Enhancing Agricultural Productivity/Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture (PAPAM/ASAP) project. It was...
View ArticleAgricultural investment and land: Are women losing out?
By Harold Liversage, regional land advisor, and Steven Jonckheere, land and natural resources associate for IFAD in East and Southern Africa.Multi-stakeholder Conference on Agricultural Investment,...
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Conservation agriculture - factors for its successful promotion in...
Written by: Ricci SymonsTargeting conservation agriculture (CA) remains a major challenge in Africa. Despite the common knowledge that CA can stabilize and increase crop yields, conserve and improve...
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Global means urban and rural
by Kanayo NwanzeWhen I think about development, I always come back to one thing: people. The organization I head, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), makes loans and grants to...
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Spotting deforestation from space
São Tomé and Príncipe, a small island positioned in the gulf of Guinea, isconsidered one of the 200 most important biodiversity hotspots in the world. Many of its important species and their habitats...
View ArticleLand governance and today’s global challenges
By Harold Liversage, regional land advisor, and Steven Jonckheere, land and natural resources associate for IFAD in East and Southern Africa.From March 24-27, hundreds of representatives from...
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Today we launch Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT) - your "rural...
Want to find out how to assess and address the various dimensions of rural poverty? Interested in knowing how to map rural poverty and measure the impact of rural development projects?Tune in on 3...
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Assess to Address: let #IFADMPAT take a clear picture for you
by Valeria SmarriniLet's say you are concerned with rural poverty alleviation. Maybe you are a government official, or you are doing research, or you just had a brilliant idea and you want to design a...
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Working together – how paying for environmental services works for villages...
Written by Jim Smyle and Sunae Kim, edited for the blog by Ricci Symons and Brian Johnstone Dominic Excursion trip boats in Ba Be Lake©IFAD/Sunae KimJanuary 2014 saw a 3 year contract renewal signed...
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Securing resource rights of artisanal fishing communities
By Harold Liversage, regional land advisor, and Steven Jonckheere, land and natural resources associate for IFAD in East and Southern AfricaOver 40% of the Mozambican population lives in the coastal...
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What impact has Rural Financial Services Programme (RFSP) had on the rural...
Stakeholders gather to discuss RFSP impact and completion reportsIn Kampala, Uganda, Friday 4 April was a very brightly sunny morning. IFAD and Government of Uganda, together with key partners and...
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A New Agenda for Africa
Robson Mutandi, Country Director and Representative to Ethiopia represented IFAD at the IFPRI launch of the third series of its Global Food Policy Report on 4th April 2014. The report provides insight...
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Flexi-biogas system: an innovative and alternative source of energy reduces...
Written by Marie Clarisse ChanoineIn December 2012, 10 vulnerable households (seven widowed and one orphan headed households), received flexi-biogas systems which provided them with enough gas to cook...
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Stocktaking for improved portfolio: the role of Country Strategic...
by Rosalie LehelOne of the key activities of the 2014 Tanzania portfolio review (1 – 3 April) in Arusha was a field visit to Monduli and Arumeru district councils. In these districts, impressive...
View ArticleParkland Trees and Livelihoods: Adaptation to Climate Change in the West...
By Ilaria FirmianI have recently returned from " Parkland Trees and Livelihoods: Adaptation to Climate Change in the West African Sahel " project completion workshop in Burkina Faso.Funded by an IFAD...
View ArticleClimate Finance-Trends and Sources
Warren Evans, world renowned expert on climate finance and a former head of the World Bank’s Environment Division, told an audience at IFAD that priorities are shifting on climate action.The main...
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Getting passionate about the environment – farmers share benefits of...
Adriana BombardoneI have recently returned from a mission to Panama for the ‘Start-up and Implementation Support Workshop’ for the GEF-fundedSustainable Development and Climate Change Mitigation...
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Conservation Agriculture vs Conventional Farming: a head to head comparison
by Jabu MatsebulaA picture is worth a thousand words. In the picture above - Pholile Sihlongonyane is standing in a furrow that divides her field at Makhundlu in Swaziland. The plot on her left is...
View ArticleSmall farmers are the private sector too
By Gernot LagandaThe term 'financing gap' has a menacing ring to it, especially when mentioned in connection with the world's food systems. As a result of climate change impacts, some developing...
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