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Learning the "ins and outs" of sound procurement process
Workshop descriptionThe Near East, North Africa, and Europe Division held a 5 day Procurement Training in Marrakech, Morocco from 19-23 November 2012. It brought together 30 participants, including...
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Building peace through smart development
Peace is possible within our lifetime. As a matter of fact, if we want to end rural poverty, feed the world and protect our little blue planet in peril, achieving peace is not just a lofty goal… it’s a...
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Sweet success: Revitalizing cocoa production and export in São Tome and Principe
Susan Beccio, Photo Editor in IFAD’s Communications Division, is in São Tome and Principe this week, documenting IFAD-supported activities in the island nation off the western equatorial coast of...
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As we look ahead, let’s not leave fragile states behind
by Tom Pesek, Partnership Officer, IFAD’s North American Liaison OfficeAs we bid farewell to 2012, it’s useful to reflect on the themes that dominated international development discourse this year....
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#IFAD 2012 staff awards
Last Friday, for the third year in a row, IFAD staff came together to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues and peers.IFAD's staff awards programme is inspired by Daniel Pink’s paradigm. Pink...
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Back from our IMI experience
Written by Semina Fazelbhoy and Claudio PrioriChina country office (20-27 October 2012)by Semina Before leaving for Beijing I was apprehensive to travel alone to China-so many worries: the long flight,...
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The importance of being less HQ-centric
#IMI Country Office Immersion for Innovation– Guatemala, 1-8 December 2012This visit has been a valuable chance to examine the current administrative procedures and see what opportunities are available...
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Principles and practice for resilience, food security & nutrition
by Ertharin Cousin (Executive Director, World Food Programme), Jose Graziano da Silva (Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization , Kanayo F. Nwanze (President, International Fund for...
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For the Love of Land
by Shreya ThapaSitting outside her home, Radhika Dhakal surveys the stretch of land directly below her. Verdant plumes emerge from the earth and the soil extending from the house to the main road is a...
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Islamic microfinance as an effective instrument to eradicate poverty and...
A girl helps her family harvest sugarcane in Sindh province, Pakistan. ©IFAD/Asad ZaidiBy Jonathan AgweThe Dubai Global Islamic Microfinance Forum, held in December 2012, brought together...
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Dispatch from New York: Thinking about development after 2015
A display at the June 2012 Rio+20 conference refers to theglobal conversation on post-2015 development. ©IFADBy Zak BleicherThe “post-2015 development agenda” has become a hot topic in development...
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Living on new land: Char development in Bangladesh
The coastlines of Bangladesh are constantly moving. Surveys, based on satellite images, have shown that each year there is a net accretion of around 20 km2: newly formed land of about 52 km2 minus...
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What gets measured, gets done
Written by Elaine Reinke“My social life is very important to me”, declares Jihad Al-Hakimi, Microfinance Manager of the Economic Opportunities Fund in Yemen, grabs his wedding ring from the table and...
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#ifadscale – Ratnamma’s story: The human face of ‘scaling up’
Women at a self-help group meeting in India. ©IFAD/Sangeeth RajeeshROME, Italy – When Ratnamma, a soft-spoken woman from a poor rural community in India, noted that all five of her children have been...
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Scaling up: from a Dalit untouchable to a well-respected family in the...
Ratnamma (second from right) joins panel discussion on'scaling up' at IFAD headquarters. ©IFADOn 6 February 2013, IFAD held a panel discussion on "Scaling up from the perspective of our partners". This...
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STORIES BEHIND THE SCENES .........Final Details in anticipation of the...
By Laura ArcariThe banner for the forum outside the conference room ©IFADOn 11-12 February 2013 IFAD headquarters in Rome will be opening its doors to the Indigenous Peoples' Forum. The first global...
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Final touches being made before the beginning of the GC
By Laura ArcariMen hard at work putting up the flags ©IFADThe flags are up!! The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Via Paolo Di Dono Rome officially announces the 36th...
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Madre Tierra y Corazon del Ciel to protect the first Indigenous Peoples’...
By Monica RomanoThe opening session of the first global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum concluded with all of the many present holding hands as a sign of brotherhood.To me it was really the...
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#ifadips – Indigenous peoples’ representatives at IFAD: ‘We offer our knowledge’
Candles burning at the forum's opening ceremony. ©IFADROME, Italy – It probably goes without saying that most meetings at IFAD headquarters don’t begin with the ritual lighting of candles. Nor, for...
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