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Promoting family farming public policies in Brazil: beyond the main cities
By Paolo Silveri, IFAD's Country Programme Manager for BrazilThe need to strengthen the productive and commercial capacity of family farmers in north-east Brazil, one of the poorest regions of the...
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Radio Climat: Amener l’information météorologique au plus près des...
Par Alice BrieComment anticiper les retards de pluies et donc les épisodes de sécheresse, les inondations, en l’absence de données climatiques fiables ? Quelle variété choisir quand les pluies sont en...
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IFAD joins RBA event to engage His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on...
By Nerina Muzurovic Britain’s Prince of Wales visited the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 5 April 2017. As part of the British Royal’s visit, the Permanent Representation of the United...
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IFAD brings together experts on migration and remittances
IFAD brought together leading experts on migration and remittances in the historical city of Perugia to look at why migrants matter, both in Italy and back home. Over 80 attendees, including students...
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Land, water and irrigation schemes: What can we learn from Senegal and...
By Elisabeth Steinmayr & Steven Jonckheere"It is important, when so much effort is being put into irrigation infrastructure and a lot of opportunities are created by a project, to make sure that...
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Getting to grips with IFAD’s new Glossary on gender issues
By Claire FerryEvery month IFAD’s Gender Desk offers home-made cakes and coffee and the chance to learn about new gender-related initiatives and network with colleagues. At this month’s Gender...
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(EN)JEUX CLIMATIQUES A MADAGASCAR
Par Marie-Clarisse Chanoine DusingizeLe lancement des activités financées par le Programme d’adaptation de l’agriculture paysanne (ASAP en anglais) a eu lieu le 14 et 15 mars 2017 à Morondava, à...
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Gender equality starts at home: gender training for fish farmers in Mozambique
By Messias Alfredo Macuiane, Monitoring and evaluation officer, ProAqua projectRita Dickson, a fish farmer from Mucuti, Sussundenda district explaining her vision and how her two children will help her...
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Funding Support Launches Niue-made Maholi banana chips
From plastic bags to proper packaging with labels, Niue’s popular Lupe Niue-brand Maholi banana chips has come a long way, and is now a hit with locals and tourists alike.The European Union-funded...
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Vaiea Little Farmers
Nadia with her children in the little farmyard‘Eww! Yucky!’ the kid shrieked, jumping to avoid an earthworm. His friends laughed at him.Another shriek erupted from a different corner of the garden when...
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A five years innovation journey bears fruit. The Tamboul Slaughterhouse...
By Vivienne Likhanga and IFAD Sudan Country Office From the design to the implementation of the Innovation Plan presented during the learning route on “Innovative Livestock Marketing from Northern to...
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The mythical peasant
By Tomás Ricardo Rosada Villamar, Regional Economist in the Latina America and the Caribbean Division at IFAD A few weeks ago I travelled to Mexico. Before going to the airport to return home, I...
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El mítico campesino
Tomás Ricardo Rosada Villamar Hace unas semanas viajé a México. Antes de ir al aeropuerto para volver a casa pasé por CEPAL y un buen amigo y colega me mostró un libro que recién había recibido:...
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Connecting with Nature: Should we eat insects?
By Christopher NegliaThe theme of this year’s World Environment Day is Connecting with Nature. In this context, entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects, is a topic that bears consideration,...
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South-South Cooperation and Capacity Building Sub-Regional M&E and Knowledge...
By Tiffany Minjauw©Tiffany Minjauw The International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) East and Southern Africa Division (ESA) , the IFAD funded Smallholder Market-led Project (SMLP), and the...
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Reaching out to Project Teams on Nutrition Mainstreaming in Agriculture and...
by Marian Amaka Odenigbo & Wanessa Marques SilvaParticipants responding to the nutrition related questions during the round of quiz.On 23 May 2017, the IFAD's Nutrition Team organized a breakout...
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Small Ruminants: the “Natural Refrigerators” and “Living ATMs”
Empowering Rural Women in Western Rajasthan, Indiaby Vincent Darlong, IFAD India Country Office, New DelhiTraditional goat shed. IFAD-funded MPOWER (Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan) project has...
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Promoting nutritious food systems in the Pacific: Islanders take the lead
By Jana Dietershagen, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)Coconut-based products of the Women in Business Development Inc (WIBDI) at the 2nd Pacific Agribusiness Forum. Photo...
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Think Nutrition: High Quality Cassava Flour (HQCF)
Implications on rural household nutritionBy Marian Amaka Odenigbo and Emelyne Akezamutima Peeling and Washing Cassava on Josma Agro Ind. Ltd. Mampong, Ghana. ©IFAD/Nana Kofi AcquahThe path to...
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IFAD Annual Report and Highlights 2016 – cheat sheet
By Hazel BedfordIFAD’s Annual Report and Highlights for 2016 have just been published. People from across the organization have contributed and the report contains a wealth of information on the year’s...
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