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Joint Briefing by FAO and IFAD for Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow
Coordination between the United Nations Rome-based agencies - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and World...
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Fostering Public-Private Partnership to enhance small holder resilience in...
By Jonky TenouThe Africa Green Revolution Forum - AGRF2018 - is the biggest forum on the continent. It brings together 2,800 participants and is held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 5th to 8th September 2018....
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The first Regional Policy on Family Farming was approved in Central America...
©IFAD/Pablo Corral VegaThe Central American Agricultural Council (CAC) has approved a regional policy directed to family farmers. The policy was developed by the Programme for Rural Regional Dialogue...
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IFAD featuring in the Annual Scientific Gender Conference
IFAD participated in the conference’s session on What development partners really want (and need) from gender research, where representatives of international development organizations and development...
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IFAD reviews project progress in semi-arid zones of Mexico
Mid-term review mission Between 27 August to 5 September 2018, IFAD carried out carried out a mid-term review for the Sustainable Development Project for the Rural Communities of Semi-Arid Zones (North...
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AVANTI: another step towards strengthening governments’ ability to report...
by Eugenia Stefanelli Martín, Raphael Seiwald and Eloisa de Villalobos Last week the AVANTI – Advancing Knowledge for Agricultural Impact initiative was officially launched as a side event of IFAD's...
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The Ramsar Convention: channelling actions for the future of wetlands
A mangrove preservation and ecotourism development site in Pintu Kota, Lembeh Island, North Sulawesi. ©IFAD/Susan BeccioWetlands are land areas that are flooded with water, either seasonally or...
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A training workshop facilitated by IFAD to support PASIDP II’s market access...
The training was provided by Andrew MacPherson, an international agribusiness consultant for IFAD and a farmer with extensive experience in the field of agriculture production and marketing. The role...
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Household methodologies for gender transformation and project effectiveness....
"I have a dream. It is that all IFAD projects incorporate household methodologies in their activities. I really hope we can work together towards this". On this note, ECG Director Margarita Astralaga...
View ArticleEvaluation criteria: who wins and who loses from development interventions?
By Oscar Garcia, Director, Independent Office of Evaluation of IFADThe evaluation criteria developed by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in 1991 influenced the practice of evaluation in...
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Go where the grass is green
By Oliver MundyKyrgyzstan has a unique problem: it has an abundance of rich high-alpine summer pastures, but these are hard to reach. Roads and buildings from the Soviet time have deteriorated. Other...
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Making the case for more holistic food systems
©IFAD/ Guy StubbsThe world faces the huge and complex task of providing healthy and accessible food for a population projected to reach 10 billion in 2050 while reducing agriculture's environmental and...
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Terra Madre 2018
Guaraná sticks as traditionally prepared by the Sateré Mawé people, that first discovered Guaraná and is today one of the major producers of the performance enhancing plant. The Sateré Mawé peoples is...
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GO WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN
By Oliver MundyKyrgyzstan has a unique problem: it has an abundance of rich high-alpine summer pastures, but these are hard to reach. Roads and buildings from the Soviet time have deteriorated. Other...
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Climate change and food security: Is the link strong enough?
Food security and climate change are inextricably interlinked, and policy-makers and experts can and should work for more integrated approaches addressing both. That is the main takeaway from a side...
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Climate resilient programmes in Mali: What we know and how to do it better
by Margherita Calderone (Overseas Development Institute) and Ilaria Firmian (IFAD)The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has highlighted the urgent need for...
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Annual Plenary Meeting of the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment...
by Aïnina Aïdara and Marzia PerilliOn 11-12 October 2018, the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN) held its second Annual Plenary Meeting and a workshop on 'Business Models...
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Expertos de seis países se reúnen en Bolivia para compartir estrategias que...
Expertos y autoridades de tres países africanos y tres países latinoamericanos han pasado una semana en Bolivia visitando emprendimientos rurales que están gestionando riesgos medioambientales para...
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IFAD and research institutions join forces to advance climate change...
Cutting edge information, accurate data and state-of-the-art intelligence are essential to design high quality and impactful projects in smallholder agriculture. IFAD and a number of universities,...
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Going Beyond Data to Develop a Global Status Report on Land Governance
By Everlyne NairesiaeRizki Rahmat/ILCIn September 2018, members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) and other stakeholders from grassroot organisations, activists, local and international NGOs,...
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