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Africa CAN and WILL feed itself #aasw6
In a little bit more than 24 hours, I will have the privilege of being part of and experiencing the buzz of the sixth Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW6) organized by the Forum for Agricultural...
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Gender transformative approaches: Beyond gender business as usual
By Clare Bishop SambrookOn Friday 12 July, the IFAD gender desk hosted a very stimulating presentation by Ranjitha Puskar, senior scientist from the WorldFish Center in Penang, who is heading up the...
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The Big Potential of Small Fish
By Evan AxelradSmall fish species are an integral part of the diets of many living in coastal or water-rich areas of the developing world. They provide important proteins, essential fatty acids,...
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Science can help smallholder farmers feed Africa #aasw6
by Clement Kofi Humado and Kanayo F. NwanzeGrace peeling cassava and plantain to use in the local food in Asueyi.©IFAD/Fabiana FormicaAgricultural development is essential if Africa is going to feed...
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Africa can feed Africa, Africa should feed Africa and Africa will feed...
When was the last time you thanked your boss for making your job easy?Earlier today, IFAD President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze, delivered a passionate speech to the over 1200 participants of the sixth Africa...
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East and Southern Africa Annual Regional Knowledge Managment Workshop at Laico Regency - Nairobi, Kenya 13-16 August 2013PICO Knowledge Net is organizing the IFADAfrica East and Southern Africa (ESA)...
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My duty travel to Ghana, an eye opening experience.
IFAD’s mandate is a noble one, enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty in developing countries and my passion for it dates back to when I was a student. I’ve been working with IFAD since the...
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Learning Route in Vietnam opens to share knowledge and scale up innovation
Learning Route in Vietnam opens to share knowledge and scale up innovations (Chapter 1)POSTED BY PHƯƠNG MẠNH ON 7/23/13 10:37 AM (ASIA.IFAD.ORG)Quang Binh 22 July: Taking place for the first time,...
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Meet Raquel, a Peruvian oregano farmer
Raquel Cupa de Justo (in the middle) accompaniesIFAD President Kanayo Nwanze on a visit to Sibayo, Peru.©IFAD/ Oscar DurandRaquel Cupa de Justo projects a quiet dignity earned over years of facing down...
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ESA Annual Regional Knowledge Management Workshop gets Underway in Nairobi,...
13 July 2013, Nairobi – Participants from the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region are gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the ESA Annual Knowledge Management Workshop taking place from 13 – 16 August...
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IFAD President’s Peru and Colombia visit reaffirms dynamic partnership
President Kanayo F. Nwanze visited Peru and Colombia earlier this month. The visit was an opportunity to meet and discuss the progress and challenges of IFAD programs and projects in the two countries...
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Sobre pobreza e inversiones
por Kevin Cleaver(Vicepresidente Asociado de Programas del Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA)En los últimos 20 años, en el contexto del desarrollo rural en las zonas pobres de los Andes...
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ESA Annual Regional Knowledge Management Workshop 13-16 August 2013
Pass On What You Have Learned, ESA Projects UrgedBy Betty MwakelemuTole, Documentation and Learning Officer, IFADAFRICA The four-day IFADAFRICA East and Southern Africa (ESA) Annual Knowledge...
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All set and ready to go for IFAD-Nepal retreat cum training
By Benoit Thierry, Yvonne Diethelm and Bashu AryalWarm Greetings from IFAD Nepal! We are pleased to announce that we have begun planning for the upcoming IFAD Nepal Retreat/Training to be held from...
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There is always a first time - and here is "first one" for Nepal
IFAD Nepal Country Programme Training/ Workshop22-26 August 2013Hotel Chautari, NagarkotInternational Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), together with the five on-going Projects/Programmes under...
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Increasing projects performance in Nepal
Beginning of Day 2 - IFAD Nepal annual retreat:All the participants were seen more enthusiastic to participate in the working groups on the second day of the event with the objective to improve project...
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Still awake !! and full participation for projects problems solving...
By Lorina Sthapit, Bashu Aryal, Yvonne Diethelm,IFAD Nepal Country Programme Workshop Day 2 24 August 2013On the second day of the event, the participants worked in thematically composed groups to find...
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Nepal workshop: targetting and monitoring high on the agenda
IFAD Nepal Country Programme Workshop Day 325 August 2013, by Lorina Sthapit, Benoit ThierryThe day started with the recap of the previous day when the project staffs developed solutions for the...
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Integrating Knowledge Management and Learning in Projects - The Zambia...
Derived from an interview with Jasper Hatwinda, Rural Finance Project, ZambiaIFAD provided a three-year grant to IFADAFRICA towards integrating knowledge management and learning in IFAD supported...
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Nepal, closing the retreat with new hope and beginning the ASAP journey
IFAD Nepal Country Programme Workshop Day 4 (Closing)26 August 2013By Kaushal Shrestha, Benoit ThierryThe fourth and last day of the workshop began under the sun ( finally) with a video, though much...
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