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Spotlight on São Tomé and Principe at EXPO Milano 2015
Children playing the Sao Tome national hymn @IFAD/S. JonckheereSao Tome and Principe is a small country consisting of two islands, located off the western shore of the African continent. Its primary...
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Organic agriculture, geographic indications and agrotourism – Learning from...
With support from IFAD, the Government of São Tomé & Principe has promoted public/private partnerships to further rural economic development and poverty reduction. These efforts produced...
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Integrated Approach Programme on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for...
By Ilaria FirmianLast week in Addis Ababa IFAD organised together with GEF and partner agencies a 3-day workshop on the Integrated Approach Programme on Fostering Sustainability and Resilience for Food...
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Terra Madre Youth – #WeFeedthePlanet - Day 1: Making connections
By Andrea ListantiImmortalizing departure for "Terra Madre Youth"Photo credit: R. SamiiOn Friday 2 October, 40 young enthusiastic and passionate IFAD colleagues left for “Terra Madre Youth”. They are...
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Terra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 2: Getting inspired
By Andrea ListantiSuperstudio PiuPhoto credit: Andrea ListantiThe first day at Terra Madre Youth focused on making connections and meeting people. And we succeeded to break the ice!!! The theme of the...
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Terra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 3: Learning from young rural...
By Andrea ListantiYoung participantsPhoto credit: Francesca BorgiaOn the first two days at Terra Madre Youth we made connections, we got inspired, shared knowledge and learnt from each other. The...
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Terra Madre Youth - #WeFeedThePlanet – Day 4: The march on Expo2015
By Andrea ListantiYouth powerPhoto credit: Andrea ListantiAt Terra Madre Youth, we spent three days learning about agriculture and food production, listening to stories from rural people from all...
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ROUTASIA is back in Nepal for new Learning Routes
ROUTASIA is back in Nepal for new Learning RoutesPartnership of the Nepal Agricultural Cooperative Central Federation, Small Farmers Cooperatives, IFAD and ProcasurAfter an unfortunate hiatus due to...
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Now the launch is over… what will the SDGs mean for IFAD’s work with rural...
By Clare Bishop-Sambrook, Lead Technical Adviser (Gender and Social Inclusion) and Zak Bleicher (Partnership Officer)After lengthy deliberations and a highly consultative process, the 17 Sustainable...
View ArticleClimate-Smart Agriculture and Gender Side Event Held at CFS42
With the 42nd Committee on World Food Security (CFS) going on this week at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, IFAD today participated in a side event, entitled Climate-Smart...
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Rome-Based Agencies Talk Adaptation to Climate Change on Day 2 of CFS42
At a Committee on World Food Security (CFS42) side event yesterday, representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World...
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#CFS42-Healthy diets from climate-smart food systems: Debating a...
The 42ndCFS event is currently being held at FAO. On Tuesday 13thOctober, IFAD and CGIAR hosted a side event: Healthy diets from climate-smart food systems: Debating a climate-smart approach for a...
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Paving the way for designing and implementing more nutrition-smart...
by Marian Amaka OdenigboEarlier in October, the Government of Malawi and IFAD held a training workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi to raise awareness and share experience about nutrition-sensitive development...
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More equitable water governance to empower women and improve food security
by Nerina Muzurovic and Audrey Nepveu de VillemarceauModerator: Marcela Villarreal, Director, Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO Pannellists: Emily Mattheisen, Global...
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Excitement and curiosity in Khartoum as the United Nations celebrates 70 years
By Mia Madsen and Ahmed Subahi70th Anniversary of the United Nations - Khartoum (Sudan)At the end of October, the IFAD Country Office (ICO) in the Sudan participated in a joint United Nations (UN)...
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A platform for coordination and action on Land Governance
Written by Elisa Mandelli, Policy and Technical Advisory Division, IFADCompetition for land has never been greater. IFAD has observed that pressure on land and natural resources are increasing as a...
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Sharing and learning forum on the nexus between nutrition and gender
by Marian Amaka OdenigboSensitization forumIFAD-funded project managersFrom 2-5 November, the Government of Zambia and IFAD's East and Southern African (ESA) division organized a workshop on the "Nexus...
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The G20 recognizes the importance of remittances and financial inclusion for...
Written by Alessandra Casano, Financing Facility for RemittancesOn 16 November, the G20 leaders gathered in Antalya (Turkey) adopted the Leaders Communiqué, in which paragraph 21 is entirely dedicated...
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Who are the happiest staff in IFAD?
By Clare Bishop-Sambrook, Lead Technical Adviser (Gender and Social Inclusion)Younger women? Older men? General service staff or professionals? As is often the case, it depends on the question you are...
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Mobilization and Leadership Training for People’s Cooperatives in Bangladesh
Four women groups from Mohalbari, Surail and Damoir villages in Northern Bangladesh participated in a two-day leadership and mobilization training in Dinajpur to spread the initiative of successful...
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