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La gastronomía, herramienta para el desarrollo rural en Bolivia, Perú y Chile
Alumnos MANQ'A en los huertos de AFLOHPA @Manq'aLa Paz albergó el pasado 4 de diciembre la primera reunión de presentación de resultados del proyecto Back to the roots (Volver a las raíces) impulsado...
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El FIDA y el desarrollo de los pueblos indígenas en El Salvador
El El Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), junto al Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Organización de las Naciones Unidaspara la Alimentación y la...
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Successful South - South exchange on inclusive land and natural resource...
By Eva Komba, Kenneth Odary (Kajiado County LR participants), Giulia Barbanente (IFAD) and Mia Madsen (IFAD)Livestock market: Barbara Massler/PROCASUR/2018In October this year staff from the...
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The importance of georeferencing your project interventions - the case of...
Geospatial data can support IFAD operations throughout the entire project cycle. For example, national and regional mapping can provide input to a Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedure...
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Second Edition of the Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EO4SD)...
Building on the first training workshop conducted in Addis Ababa last year, the Second Edition of Local Workshops provided by the European Space Agency’s Earth Observation for Sustainable Development...
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Une visite pour constater les retombées concrètes des investissements du FIDA...
Par Espérance NdayikengurukiyePar Espérance Ndayikengurukiye Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Directrice régionale de la Division Afrique orientale et australe du Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)...
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Recipes for change comes alive at the IFAD Governing Council
By Andrew Morrow, IFADAmid the hustle and bustle of the opening day of IFAD's 42nd Governing Council, a sizable audience gathered to gain an insight into IFAD's Recipes for Change campaign. There was a...
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AVANTI Ag-Scan workshop takes place in Samoa
The second AVANTI Ag-Scan workshop was held in Apia, Samoa, in early February. The workshop brought together participants from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Finance, the...
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Lessons and challenges of financial inclusion of young rural women in Latin...
Bogotá, 28 February - 1 March 2019by Maria Luisa SaponaroWith their differences and similarities, throughout Latin America, young women from rural areas represent an important group for the...
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Agricultural practices supported by IFAD reveal potential mitigation benefits
by Julianna White (CCAFS Low Emissions Development)Smallholder farmers increase yields and incomes through improved agricultural practices, often while also sequestering carbon and/or decreasing...
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IFAD and Portugal: a partnership from strength to strength
IFAD and Portugal share a deep commitment to ending rural poverty and hunger by supporting small farmers to improve their productivity and resilience. This was the overall message of the 1 March...
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Igniting a passion in farming for rural youth
by Chloe BensonDuring the IFAD Governing Council 2019, I had the opportunity to attend Sherrie Silver's press briefing on her new role as an IFAD Advocate for Rural Youth. During the Q&A session,...
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Progress of IFAD's first investment Fund
In 2017, IFAD took its first plunge into private sector investments by launching the Uganda Yield Fund in partnership with the European Union. The Yield Fund is an innovative, social impact investment...
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Africa Climate Week 2019
Africa Climate Week 2019 was marked from 18 to 22 March at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana on the theme: Climate action in Africa, a race we can win.The event brought together over...
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Global report on food crises: Joint analysis for better decisions
Armed conflict, extreme climate events and economic crises remain the key drivers behind acute hunger and malnutrition according to the latest edition the Global Report on Food Crises. The 2019...
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How Indian women have transformed rural communities
By Chloe Benson©IFAD/Susan BeccioIn a recent Global Policy Engagement Forum on India's Rural Transformation, India's Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development, Amarjeet Sinha, described women as...
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How improved nutrition can save the world
Every year, 12 million girls marry prematurely and 16 million adolescents become mothers. These young women are subject to widespread discrimination and malnutrition, with rural and indigenous women...
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Parmigiano Reggiano and Italian Cooperatives - IFAD Upscaling to Africa and...
by Adriane Del TortoCorte d'Aibo, Monteveglio (BO)The partnership between IFAD and the Government of Italy is long standing. As part of this collaboration, the Italian Cooperative Model has been...
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“Nothing about us without us”: hundreds of youth voices heard at the UN
By Flora SonkinStanding ovation for a powerful keynote by Yolanda Joab, youth activist from Micronesia Over 800 young leaders from around the world gathered at the UN Headquarters last week to demand...
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Using geospatial data to analyse and prioritize investments for agricultural...
Geospatial data can support IFAD projects in analysing agricultural value chains and prioritizing investments. An important contribution is to monitor existing project interventions but also designing...
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