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Terra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 3: Learning from young rural...
By Andrea ListantiYoung participantsPhoto credit: Francesca BorgiaOn the first two days at Terra Madre Youth we made connections, we got inspired, shared knowledge and learnt from each other. The...
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Terra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 4: The march on Expo2015
By Andrea ListantiYouth powerPhoto credit: Andrea ListantiAt Terra Madre Youth, we spent three days learning about agriculture and food production, listening to stories from rural people from all...
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ROUTASIA is back in Nepal for new Learning Routes
ROUTASIA is back in Nepal for new Learning RoutesPartnership of the Nepal Agricultural Cooperative Central Federation, Small Farmers Cooperatives, IFAD and ProcasurAfter an unfortunate hiatus due to...
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Now the launch is over… what will the SDGs mean for IFAD’s work with rural...
By Clare Bishop-Sambrook, Lead Technical Adviser (Gender and Social Inclusion) and Zak Bleicher (Partnership Officer)After lengthy deliberations and a highly consultative process, the 17 Sustainable...
View ArticleClimate-Smart Agriculture and Gender Side Event Held at CFS42
With the 42nd Committee on World Food Security (CFS) going on this week at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, IFAD today participated in a side event, entitled Climate-Smart...
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Rome-Based Agencies Talk Adaptation to Climate Change on Day 2 of CFS42
At a Committee on World Food Security (CFS42) side event yesterday, representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World...
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#CFS42-Healthy diets from climate-smart food systems: Debating a...
The 42ndCFS event is currently being held at FAO. On Tuesday 13thOctober, IFAD and CGIAR hosted a side event: Healthy diets from climate-smart food systems: Debating a climate-smart approach for a...
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Paving the way for designing and implementing more nutrition-smart...
by Marian Amaka OdenigboEarlier in October, the Government of Malawi and IFAD held a training workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi to raise awareness and share experience about nutrition-sensitive development...
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More equitable water governance to empower women and improve food security
by Nerina Muzurovic and Audrey Nepveu de VillemarceauModerator: Marcela Villarreal, Director, Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO Pannellists: Emily Mattheisen, Global...
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Excitement and curiosity in Khartoum as the United Nations celebrates 70 years
By Mia Madsen and Ahmed Subahi70th Anniversary of the United Nations - Khartoum (Sudan)At the end of October, the IFAD Country Office (ICO) in the Sudan participated in a joint United Nations (UN)...
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A platform for coordination and action on Land Governance
Written by Elisa Mandelli, Policy and Technical Advisory Division, IFADCompetition for land has never been greater. IFAD has observed that pressure on land and natural resources are increasing as a...
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Sharing and learning forum on the nexus between nutrition and gender
by Marian Amaka OdenigboSensitization forumIFAD-funded project managersFrom 2-5 November, the Government of Zambia and IFAD's East and Southern African (ESA) division organized a workshop on the "Nexus...
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The G20 recognizes the importance of remittances and financial inclusion for...
Written by Alessandra Casano, Financing Facility for RemittancesOn 16 November, the G20 leaders gathered in Antalya (Turkey) adopted the Leaders Communiqué, in which paragraph 21 is entirely dedicated...
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Who are the happiest staff in IFAD?
By Clare Bishop-Sambrook, Lead Technical Adviser (Gender and Social Inclusion)Younger women? Older men? General service staff or professionals? As is often the case, it depends on the question you are...
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Mobilization and Leadership Training for People’s Cooperatives in Bangladesh
Four women groups from Mohalbari, Surail and Damoir villages in Northern Bangladesh participated in a two-day leadership and mobilization training in Dinajpur to spread the initiative of successful...
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Duty travel with an infant: how I went on mission with my daughter (and...
Written by Beatrice Gerli, Gender and targeting specialist, IFADForget about travelling only with hand luggage. Forget about preparing presentations on the outward flight and writing Back To Office...
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The first day at UNFCCC's climate change summit in Paris #COP21
It has finally arrived - the much anticipated COP21 in Paris. There is an optimistic buzz of anticipation here on the almost 18 hectare conference centre plot in northern Paris.World leaders have all...
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All eyes on Paris during the UN COP21 opening ceremony
Written by: Alessia Valentini195 countries and nearly 150 Heads of State and Government gathered on Monday 30th November, in Paris, for the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) to give...
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Agriculture day at COP21 in Paris #COP21
The 1st of December was Agriculture Day at CoP21 in Paris Le Bourget. A number of journalists asked for interviews with IFAD today to find out if there are any new insights and innovative approaches to...
View ArticleResilience day in Paris #COP21
Recent changes in climate have had widespread impacts on humanity and ecosystems. A transformative adaptation agenda with real innovative actions is needed to accelerate action on key issues such as...
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