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Visita FIDA a Oaxaca
Written by Mariana Castro ÁlvarezKanayo F. Nwanze, el Presidente del FIDA©IFAD/Katie TaftDurante el mes de julio, el señor Kanayo F. Nwanze, el Presidente del Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola...
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The Sixth South-South Cooperation Workshop Highlights in Maputo, Mozambique
Written by Miriam CherogonyThe 6th China-Mozambique-IFAD South-South Cooperation workshop held in Maputo, Mozambique on 4-8 August 2014 conference focused on three important policy reforms in China...
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Reintegration of ex-combatants through agriculture in Côte d’Ivoire: PROPACOM...
A photo blogpost by Mariajose Silva VargasAn ex-combatant waiting to receive inputs for production in Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire. © IFAD/Mariajose Silva VargasMy name is Mariajose Silva Vargas, I am a...
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IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze visits IFAD supported projects in Ethiopia
IFAD President with members of Edget Cooperative a register member of YetsanetFana Union supported by IFAD supported RUFIP in Butajira, Ethiopia.On the heels of the African Green Revolution Forum, the...
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There is no 'Planet B'
By: Gernot LagandaThe eyes of the world are on the UN Secretary General's Climate Summit in New York. Over 120 heads of state are roaming the halls of the UN building, telling the world about their...
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Agricultural Marketing Improvement Programme Photo Blog
The Agricultural Market Improvement Programme (AMIP) an IFAD supported project implemented since 2006 recently closed in July 2014. The seven year project funded by an IFAD loan contribution of USD...
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Monitoring Increasing Salinity of the Mekong Delta
Written by Jessica Morgan, based on paper by Guido RuttenIFAD has initiated a programme to develop a monitoring and early warning system to combat the increasing salinity levels of the Mekong Delta.The...
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Growing more food and using less water while preserving the natural...
Written by the Gansu PPMO teamPlastic mulching is an agricultural technology used to retain soil moisture, reduce weeds and raise soil temperatures. Plastic is stretched over raised vegetable beds and...
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The future is farming! Integrating rural youth in agriculture
By Vivienne LikhangaAfter eight exciting days in field, the Learning Route: Innovative ideas and approaches to integrate Rural Youth in Agriculture the progress in Kenya came to a close on the 18th of...
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Celebrating International Day of Rural Women
by John McIntire, Associate Vice-President, Programme Management DepartmentA farmer weighing turnips in El-Ferech, Tunisia©IFAD/ Susan Beccio In recognition of the International Year of Family Farming...
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Women are leaders in family farming
Written by IFAD gender teamThe United Nations declaration of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) has done much to publicize the role of small family farmers in global food supply....
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Building strong partnerships for nutrition and agricultural development
by Kanayo F NwanzeEvery night, 842 million women, children and men go to bed hungry. Every day 8,000 children die needlessly from conditions linked to under-nutrition. Globally, 2 billion people suffer...
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Innovative Investments in Agriculture and Food Security – CFS Side Event
Innovation in the agricultural sector was the topic of a side event held last Wednesday during the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 41) at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) building in...
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Farmers of Asia and Pacific are meeting in Vietnam (18-23 October)
This week end the annual regional steering committee of the Farmers Organisations MTCP2 program is starting in Hanoi, bringing together 50 participants from 15 countries of Asia Pacific Region...
View ArticleIllegal logging in Peru
Written by Jess MorganDeaths of Campaigners brings illegal logging to lightA quadruple homicide in Peru’s Amazon Ucayali region has brought to light illegal logging activities and speculation regarding...
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MTCP2 Day2- Asia and Pacific Farmers Organisations strenghten their actions
In Hanoi, the steering committee of MTCP2, in support to farmers organisations of Asia and Pacific region, will triple the 2015 annual workplan and budget based on the good results of the Project Year1...
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Where research meets development: A conversation on challenges and...
Audrey Nepveu and Alain Vidal discussing the transition from CPWF to CRP5 during the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food in Tshwane, South Africa, November 2011.In May 2012, IFAD awarded the...
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A step toward biodiversity conservation in a SIDS: Ecological and...
By: Elisa DistefanoPhoto 1: Programme areasA recently completed GEF project, “Integrated Ecological Planning and Sustainable Land Management in Coastal Ecosystems in the Comoros” supported long-term...
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Indigenous plant products industry in Africa – the experience of PhytoTrade...
©PhytoTradeWritten by Harold Liversage, Senior Technical Specialist: Land Tenure, IFAD, and Francesca Carpano, Land Tenure Consultant, Policy and Technical Advisory Division, IFADOn 13th October 2014...
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The marvels of investing in agriculture and believing in the power and...
The best part of my job is when I get to visit the countries and the people who we work with and serve. This time round, I was fortunate enough to visit my first upper-middle-income country:...
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