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Ethiopia’s COSOP results review validated
This year, the Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) for Ethiopia, covering the period from 2017 to 2021, reached its mid-term. IFAD conducted a review of implementation progress and the...
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A breakthrough in Lesotho – First Auction for Quality breading stock
By Tapologo Radithipa, Antonio Rota, Ivonald Da Cruz and Philipp BaumgartnerThe Kingdom of Lesotho’s, Quthing sheep stud, recently played host to a significant event – the first public auction of...
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Youth to the fore at 43rd Session of IFAD’s Governing Council
Youth took centre stage during a lull in the discussions of the forty-third session of IFAD’s Governing Council on Thursday 12th February in the plenary room of FAO’s headquarters in Rome, Italy....
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IFAD and the Lab team up to drive sustainable agriculture in Africa
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) was established in 2014 thanks to the joint efforts of the UK, Germany and the US. In all, the Lab is supported by 9 key funders (including IFAD)...
View ArticleFlattening the recession curve through cooperation and solidarity
Highlights from the e-High Level Dialogue on the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in the NEN region If there is something we know for sure about this virus, is that it does not...
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Facilitating change at scale: GALS facilitator workshop
IFAD promotes the use of Household Methodologies (HHM) in its interventions in order to create gender transformative changes and improve intra-household gender relations. HHMs enable individuals to...
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Volver a las raíces: alianza entre la gastronomía y la agricultura familiar
Valorando y uniendo conocimientos Movimientos como Slow Food, MIGA Bolivia y la Sociedad Peruana de Gastronomía (APEGA) se centran en la revalorización de los productos agrícolas tradicionales de la...
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Una mejor conexión con las zonas rurales brinda más oportunidades a los...
En las últimas décadas, se han observado notables avances económicos y sociales en América Latina; sin embargo, las brechas entre quienes consiguen disfrutar de estas mejoras y quienes aún permanecen...
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Resilience in the face of COVID-19: Poultry for women’s empowerment in Sri Lanka
The women leaders of the Backyard Poultry Project in Rambewa village, Sri Lanka, are ready to do what it takes to protect their business in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, part of the...
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Las cooperativas cubanas apoyadas por el FIDA contribuyen a aumentar la...
Tal vez por su condición de isla, Cuba es y ha sido muy a menudo una excepción dentro de la región de América Latina y el Caribe. En esta época en que la realidad mundial está dominada por las noticias...
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Improving food security and income levels through the empowerment of women in...
By Julia GuimaraesMardonova Mehrubon, from the Sayyora village in Tajikistan, is one of the beneficiaries of IFAD’s Livestock and Pasture Development Project (LDPD-II). LDPD-II aims at reducing poverty...
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Reducing women workload in Montenegro
Montenegro, in all its beauty in Northern mountainous areas can be a very hard place to live, especially for women. Gender inequality in this region is a result of deeply rooted social norms and...
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Les financements du FIDA : un tremplin pour la sécurité alimentaire dans les...
Les défis que présente la réduction de la pauvreté dans les pays en voie de développement en général, et dans les pays de l´Afrique de l´Ouest et du Centre en particulier, ne sont plus à démontrer. Les...
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Rural Voices during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The livelihoods of hundreds of Bakarwals, the indigenous community of AJK-Pakistan, have been affected by the spread of COVID-19. Physical distancing, movement restrictions, and illness of animals are...
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Fortalecer la resiliencia a los efectos del cambio climático en las...
Autora: Elvira Gutiérrez Barrón El Chaco boliviano es una vasta región semiárida y con baja densidad de población. Es también una de las zonas de América Latina que más sufre los impactos del cambio...
View ArticleButana Integrated Rural Development Project
The Butana Integrated Rural Development Project (BIRDP) in Sudan has enabled local communities to establish natural resources governance and management arrangements by networks of communities. Through...
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Launch of new IFAD How To Do Note on Gender and Pastoralism
Women’s participation in community governance and local development is often limited by patriarchal discourses, biases and norms that define gender roles. Given pastoralist women’s role as resource...
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Maharashtra women in remote areas work as micro ATMs in the times of COVID
India is in a nationwide lockdown, as a preventive measure to check the spread of COVID-19. Various projects in the country are responding to the situation in different ways to ease the lives of the...
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Juventud rural, innovación y tradición: el desafío de un nuevo orden
Este año 2020 no tiene precedentes. Desde que nuestra vida está dominada en todo el mundo por la pandemia de COVID-19, hemos escuchado una y otra vez hablar la importancia de crear un nuevo orden...
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IFAD/CGIAR note shares insights on how to prevent land use conflicts in...
Conflicts are relatively common in pastoral and agropastoral areas, and how they are perceived and handled has a strong influence on their outcomes. Many underlying conflicts are latent – unseen to an...
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