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Giving voice to rural youth: young woman from Tonga attends the Youth Forum...
By Antonella Piccolella August 28, Apia, Samoa. Today young people from the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific gathered together at the To’oa Salamasina Hall, Sogi, Apia for the second and last day of the...
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Organic farming can counter deforestation #islands2014
By Faumuina Felolini TafunaiIFAD’s Sakiusa Tubuna says people need to go back to how their forefathers farmed and look at crops that fare better with the effects of climate changeTraditional organic...
View ArticleDoes conservation agriculture work for smallholder farmers in Africa? New...
*Originally published hereon the CCAFS blogAs year 2015 has been earmarked as the International Year of Soils to highlight the urgent need for better soil management, many are promoting conservation...
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Growing food, tapping into new markets: a photo blogpost from the island of...
By Susan BeccioIsei Namacamaca (right) grows lettuce and other vegetables in the highlands. Bevatu Settlement, Nadrau, Viti Levu, Fiji. ©IFAD/Susan BeccioI stopped off in Fiji for a few days last week,...
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More than fire dances, cocoa and coconuts
By Susan Beccio and Antonella Piccolella This week, a dedicated group of IFAD colleagues and partners participated in the International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia,...
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Muyu Raymi - Tales of Diversity from the Sierra of Ecuador
The young lady is holding two or three ears of corn in her hands, which she has chosen from a selection on display on a white cloth spread on the floor, and she is pointing at kernels of different...
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Visita FIDA a Oaxaca
Written by Mariana Castro ÁlvarezKanayo F. Nwanze, el Presidente del FIDA©IFAD/Katie TaftDurante el mes de julio, el señor Kanayo F. Nwanze, el Presidente del Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola...
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The Sixth South-South Cooperation Workshop Highlights in Maputo, Mozambique
Written by Miriam CherogonyThe 6th China-Mozambique-IFAD South-South Cooperation workshop held in Maputo, Mozambique on 4-8 August 2014 conference focused on three important policy reforms in China...
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Reintegration of ex-combatants through agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire: PROPACOM...
A photo blogpost by Mariajose Silva VargasAn ex-combatant waiting to receive inputs for production in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire. © IFAD/Mariajose Silva VargasMy name is Mariajose Silva Vargas, I am a...
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IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze visits IFAD supported projects in Ethiopia
IFAD President with members of Edget Cooperative a register member of YetsanetFana Union supported by IFAD supported RUFIP in Butajira, Ethiopia.On the heels of the African Green Revolution Forum, the...
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There is no 'Planet B'
By: Gernot LagandaThe eyes of the world are on the UN Secretary General's Climate Summit in New York. Over 120 heads of state are roaming the halls of the UN building, telling the world about their...
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Agricultural Marketing Improvement Programe Photo Blog
The Agricultural Market Improvement Programme (AMIP) an IFAD supported project implemented since 2006 recently closed in July 2014. The seven year project funded by an IFAD loan contribution of USD...
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U.S.-African Leaders Summit: 'Investing in the next generation' #africasummit...
Statement by Kanayo F. Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (@knwanze)When President Obama and African heads of state and government convene in Washington, DC next week...
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Traditional weather knowledge essential for building resilience
By: Marie Clarisse ChanoineFrom July 6th to 14th I took part in the Learning Route on Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Adaptation organised in Kenya by PROCASUR. Through peer to peer...
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Sixth China-Mozambique–IFAD South-South Cooperation Workshop, 4-8 August...
The 6th China-Mozambique-IFAD South-South Cooperation workshop has started in earnest with over 100 participants from 28 countries, at VIP, Hotel Maputo Mozambique. The theme of this workshop is “rural...
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Initial research highlights: importance of gender in food security innovations
byLeigh Winowiecki (Soil Scientist CGIAR)Integrative approach in data collection for climate smart agricultureCIAT led a Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA), an integrative approach to data collection, in...
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Gender empowerment through family farms
by Kanayo F. Nwanze and M.S. SwaminathanAt the Global Gathering of Women Pastoralists, women pastoralists from India participate in a discussion. ©IFAD/Michael BenanavIn India and around the world,...
View ArticleNot just another workshop- Communication products coming out of East and...
“I thought it was just another workshop,” said Programme Manager Martin Liywalii, “but in three-and-a-half days we actually made a product, which would otherwise have taken us months!”IFAD staff and...
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The Sixth South-South Cooperation Workshop - Closing Ceremony
The curtains came down on the Sixth South-South Cooperation Workshop in Maputo Mozambique on 8 August 2014. In his closing remarks on behalf of IFAD, Mr Cheik Sourang - Strategy and Knowledge...
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Remembering our friend and colleague, Simone Camilli
Simone on assignment in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, March 2014.By James HeerROME – Many of you have probably heard or read about Simone Camilli's tragic death in Gaza on Wednesday. Simone, 35, was...
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