IFAD’s President visits the Democratic Republic of Congo
IFAD’s President and DR Congo’s President of the Chamber of Deputies, Aubin Minaku - ©IFAD/D.PaquiIFAD has supported rural development initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since...
View ArticleBIOSYNG Workshop in Florence- The future of Biogas
By: Karan Sehgal, Renewable Energy Technologies Portfolio OfficerI recently returned from a workshop in Florence where participants including academics, scientists and development practitioners...
View ArticleFlowers and Food Security
Do you know what the national flower of Hawaii, Haiti, Malaysia and South Korea is? The delicious tea made from its flowers can lower blood pressure and cholesterol, boost the immune system and help...
View ArticleAsia Pacific - Procasur supervision and steering committee
Asia-Pacific Local Champions Exhibition (10-12 August, Cambodia)The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Cambodia, the International Fund for Agriculture Development and PROCASUR are...
View ArticleRoutAsia - Local champions Meeting Phnom Penh 10-13 August 2015
The first Asia-Pacific Local Champions Exhibition opened today at the Royal University of Agriculture of Phnom Penh. The three-day event receives more than a hundred guests from eight countries,...
View ArticleRoutASIA Special Field Training at Takeo Province
Participants of the Local Champions Exhibition are welcomed to the Healthy Spirit (Mongkol) Communicty Learning Center in Takeo Province on the second day. The special Field training offered...
View ArticleCommunity radio reaching out to small scale farmers in Mozambique
Local radio stations can be a powerful means of communication, particularly to smallholder farmers located in remote rural places. When listening to the radio, they feel connected to the rest of the...
View ArticleRecipes for Change: Chefs Feature Ingredients from Small Farmers Adapting to...
Written by Emily NinkOriginally posted here.2014 was the hottest year on record, according to both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the National Ocean and Atmospheric...
View ArticleScaling-Up at national level for successful development programmes in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Rural Financial IntermediationProgramme (RUFIP) supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), enabled more than 3 million poor rural households to get out of...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific Local Champions Exhibition goes to Takeo
Asia-Pacific Local Champions Exhibition goes to Takeo Location: O’saray Commune, Tram Kak District, Takeo Province, Cambodia Watch the Video Documentary HereOn August 11, as part of the Asia-Pacific...
View ArticleA Spotlight on Farmer Voices in the Post-2015 Process
Written by Farming FirstThis week, Farming First has launched a new online resource that vocalises calls-to-action from farmers around the world on what they hope the adoption of the Sustainable...
View ArticleSustainable Development Goals: 2015 - time for global action for people and...
Written by Francesca Aloisio for Words in the BucketFrom September 25 to September 27, more 193 world leaders will gather together at the UN headquarters in New York to attend the UN Sustainable...
View ArticleWomen and agricultural biodiversity – from the seed to the table
By Maria Hartl, Senior Technical Specialist - Gender and Social EquityEXPO Milan has definitely given us the space to talk – with a calendar of occasions for exchange about topics that often do not...
View ArticleIFAD/EU unveil 16 million euro ASEAN farmers' organizations support program...
Makati City, Philippines -12 September 2015 - The European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are pouring in fresh support to a capacity building programme that...
View ArticleFood and identity: local recipes on the grill
Written by Bertrand Reysset Participants at the congress in Milan. Photo credit: Bertrand ReyssetThe VI World Congress of Agronomists, held in the Expo conference room, started on Tuesday 15 September...
View ArticleSpotlight on São Tomé and Principe at EXPO Milano 2015
Children playing the Sao Tome national hymn @IFAD/S. JonckheereSão Tomé and Principe is a small country consisting of two islands, located off the western shore of the African continent. Its primary...
View ArticleOrganic agriculture, geographic indications and agrotourism – Learning from...
With support from IFAD, the Government of São Tomé & Principe has promoted public/private partnerships to further rural economic development and poverty reduction. These efforts produced...
View ArticleIntegrated Approach Programme on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for...
By Ilaria FirmianLast week in Addis Ababa IFAD organised together with GEF and partner agencies a 3-day workshop on the Integrated Approach Programme on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food...
View ArticleTerra Madre Youth – #WeFeedthePlanet - Day 1: Making connections
By Andrea ListantiImmortalizing departure for "Terra Madre Youth"Photo credit: R. SamiiOn Friday 2 October, 40 young enthusiastic and passionate IFAD colleagues left for “Terra Madre Youth”. They are...
View ArticleTerra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 2: Getting inspired
By Andrea ListantiSuperstudio PiuPhoto credit: Andrea ListantiThe first day at Terra Madre Youth focused on making connections and meeting people. And we succeeded to break the ice!!! The theme of the...
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