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Rangelands Initiative partners supporting and facilitating side events at the...
By Fiona Flintan, ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) and coordinator of the ILC Rangelands Initiative global componentThe Committee on Food Security (CFS) of the Food and Agricultural...
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Raising the importance of a people and community-centred land tenure approach...
Marie-Aude Even - Senior regional agronomist for Asia/Pacific (IFAD)Land tenure was high on the official agenda and side events of UNCCD’s recent COP14, held in New Delhi. A working document was...
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Strategic partnership to improve geo-spatial information on communities’ lands
Photo credit @CADASTA 2019By Jimmy Gaudin, Land Tenure analyst, IFAD; Madaleine Weber, Communications Director, CADASTA; Emmanuel Sulle, Consultant, IFAD Secure and equal access to land is fundamental...
View ArticleBringing water to the households and well-being to the women of Saora Tribal...
Phatakasing is a small village consisting of 24 households of Saora tribe (one of the 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups inhabiting in the Indian State of Odisha) on the bank of Mahendra Tanaya...
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Conference on Land Policy in Africa: IFAD supports the mainstreaming of land...
By Giulia Barbanente and Harold LiversageBetween 24 and 29 November 2019, IFAD attended the third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The event was organised...
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Documenting a successful multi-stakeholder partnership on land in Tanzania:...
By Jimmy Gaudin (Technical Analyst - Land Tenure Desk PMI), Fiona Flintan (Technical Specialist – ILRI), Bernard Baha (TALA Coordinator & NES Facilitator Tanzania), Juma Mwatima (Senior Country...
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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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