IFAD Annual Report 2015: Cheat sheet
Go to the IFAD Annual Report 2015IFAD’s Annual Report and Highlights for 2015 have just been published. People from across the organization have contributed and the report contains a wealth of...
View ArticleAttention Aspiring Filmmakers: Biomovies Competition Call for Entries
Media charity tve is launching its seventh annual biomovies competition. As part of this, IFAD is sponsoring the Short Film Competition strand on Family Farmers. Entrants are invited to send in their...
View ArticleThe Joint Programme RWEE comes of age
Clare Bishop-Sambrook, Lead Technical Specialist (Gender and Social Inclusion), Policy and Technical Advisory DivisionTwo years ago I would not have been confident to write a short blog on the Joint...
View ArticleHousehold Methodologies: from thousands of smiling couples to empowerment for...
Linda Mayoux, International ConsultantLet me share some personal reflections on the Forum on Empowerment through Household Methodologies, jointly organized by IFAD, Oxfam and Hivos (Rome, 27-29 June...
View ArticleEmpowering rural men and women to work together
A recent IFAD event discusses the use of GALS methodology to understand gender and to boost financial inclusionBy Fred Iga Luganda and Vivienne LikhangaStandard approaches to gender mainstreaming are...
View Article2016 Global Gender Summit: Women's Economic Empowerment
Written by: Carmina Serrano MarquezSandra presented a powerful testimony of the history and success of the cooperative.Credit: C. Serrano Marquez"The women's cooperative started because we wanted to...
View ArticleCatalysing change in disadvantaged communities: The success story of village...
By Federica Emma and Francesca R. BorgiaThe Khatlon Livelihoods Support Project (KLSP) is the first IFAD-supported project in Tajikistan, a country where the institutional framework radically changed...
View ArticleInternational Youth Day 2016: What do rural youth want?
Did you know that the world will need to feed two billion more people by 2050? Or that farmer populations in developing countries are ageing rapidly (the average age of farmers is about 60)?There are...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Luong Van Chuyen
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Jean Lomi
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is highlighting seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Dali Ángel Pérez
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Sofiatou Ouedraogo
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Carlos Melendez
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Marian Taore
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Ma Van Hieu
In honour of International Youth Day, held annually on 12 August, IFAD is featuring seven rural youth from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face, and to discover what...
View ArticleQue veulent les jeunes? Donner le pouvoir aux jeunes pour incarner et...
Par Anja Rabezanahary, Junior Professional Officer, Genre et inclusion sociale, FIDAQue veulent les jeunes ruraux ? C’est la question que pose le FIDA pour la Journée Internationale de la jeunesse . En...
View ArticleGuiding decision making in agriculture for a triple-win
A CIAT blog originally posted hereWhen this study called for policy makers to set realistic targets towards meeting the Paris climate agreement some weeks back, authors were calling for real milestones...
View ArticleWhat do rural youth want? Giving power to young men and women to drive change...
« The world counts a billion of young people, making a billion of hopes for a better future, a billion of ideas to change the world. » (un.org)On 12 August the world celebrated International Youth Day....
View ArticleLife as a young farmer in Fiji
By Tevita Ravumaidama, PHVA-Partners in Community Development Fiji (PCDF) and Monica RomanoYoung people living in rural areas have the potential, as the farmers and producers of tomorrow, to help feed...
View ArticleHome gardening in Kiribati brings innovation and change
By: Josephine Reiher (Gender and Youth Officer, OIFWP ) and Monica RomanoAta in her home garden. Credit: A. Aruee Life in the rural area of the outer islands of Kiribati can be challenging. A number...
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