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Water conservation practices maintained by the youth
Rainfall in Ethiopia is highly erratic, varying from high intensity storms in highland areas to scare fleeting rainfall in dry and semi-arid areas. Rain water and harvesting technologies are important...
View ArticleWhat does the FIDA-Sur project mean to rural communities?
Sofía Tenorio FentonIn 2010, an IFAD project that aimed to improve the living conditions of poor people in forested areas of the southern and southeastern parts of Mexico was created - the...
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Remarkable progress in Korea: How did they get there?
By Stella RwabitaA rise from rags to riches-literally- this is the Republic of Korea's story. Being one of the poorest countries in Asia almost 60 years ago, Korea has made amazing rapid...
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Securing land rights through inclusive business models
By Harold Liversage, regional land advisor, and Steven Jonckheere, land and natural resources associate for IFAD in East and Southern Africa.The increase in large-scale land acquisitions by foreign...
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IT experts visit IFAD-funded projects in Nepal
By IFAD-Nepal teamFrom left to right: Naveed, Ed, Laurie,Jayashree and TrevorUnder the new IFAD-Intel Strategic Partnership, a team of five Intel information technology and project management experts...
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African awakening will avert future food crises
by Shenggen Fan is director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute and Kanayo F. Nwanze is president of the International Fund for Agricultural Thirty years on from a famine that...
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Small-scale irrigation scheme contributes to improved nutrition
By Marian Amaka OdenigboLast week I attended the East and Southern Africa regional implementation workshop in Livingstone, Zambia. These events provide an excellent opportunity to learn and share. One...
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Animating IFAD with the Arts University Bournemouth
The winners of the IFAD-Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) Animation Prize are sisters, Olga and Irina Ertahanova from Ulan-Ude in the Russian Federation.The competition asked students on the...
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Canada investing in small holder farmers
On 14th May 2014, Michael Gort, the Deputy Permanent Representative for the Embassy of Canada, to the Food and Agricultural Agencies of the U.N travelled to Ethiopia to view IFAD Country Office...
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The roofs run dry – a missed opportunity for multiple benefits
By Stephen TwomlowIt’s close to forty years since Pacey and Cullis published their ground-breaking work - Rainwater Harvesting: The Collection of Rainfall and Runoff in Rural Areas. Yet, despite this...
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Memorable field visit of IFAD’s Executive Board to Tanzania
The week of 11-17 May culminated into a meeting with the President of the Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Kikwete in Dar es Salaam on Friday 16 May. The president set a casual tone for the...
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Upholding local knowledge and a partnership approach to building resilience
Listening to keynote speakers; Shenggen Fan, Director General of IFPRI, Kanayo F. Nwanze, the IFAD President, Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of WFP and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam...
View ArticleThere’s hope, despite the worries
By Sheila MwanunduThe sixth funding cycle of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is about to begin, with over 31 donor countries pledging US$4.43 billion to support programming over the next four...
View ArticleFrom a lunar landscape to a resilient ecosystem: the half-moons make the...
By Naoufel TelahigueToday I spoke at the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF’s) FifthAssembly in Cancun on partnerships that scale-up innovative community approaches. I focused on the Granary of Niger,...
View Article@mattosjd writes about the side events #ifadclimate delegates Juan, @elwyngj...
By Juan De Dios Roger MattosToday we started the side events in which IFAD is participating. We started with the side event of Mobilizing Biodiversity Finance where IFAD’s Environment and Climate...
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Indigenous peoples hold sustainable solutions to environmental crises
by Antonella Cordone, technical adviser and coordinator for indigenous and tribal issues at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)I first met Victoria Tauli-Corpuz 11 years ago in...
View Article#IFAD-GEFAdvantage - #ifadclimate @thomsonIFAD talks about the latest...
Today we held the IFAD press conference at the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF’s) Fifth Assembly in Cancun to launch the IFAD-GEF Advantage Report: Partnering for a Sustainable World.With the...
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IT experts visit Nepal for e-Agriculture project
By IFAD-Nepal teamAfter a successful two-week effort in Kathmandu and Surkhet valley, the Intel team is now busy writing their report in Kathmandu.Intel team with villagersFrom collecting user feedback...
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IFAD's participation to the XIII Session of the UN Permanent Forum on...
By Antonella Cordone, Technical Advisor/Coordinator on Indigenous and Tribal Issues in the Policy and Technical Advisory Division of IFAD – Reporting from the XIII Session of the UNPFIIThe United...
View ArticleFrom a piecemeal approach to a collective vision: Gender takes centre stage...
By Sheila MwanunduMy participation in the gender side event at the 5th Assembly of the GEF left me with the compelling message that gender equality cannot continue to be an afterthought in projects,...
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