Contacts
Zoumana Bamba
Knowledge Management and Grants Officer
West and Central Africa Division
IFAD
Via Paolo di Dono 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 06 54592307
Useful links
IFAD website
IFAD operations in West and Central Africa
FIDAFRIQUE
Rural Poverty Portal
About IFAD
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in developing countries. Its work in remote rural areas of the world helps countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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Message from the Director: Water for life
Water is high on the international agenda especially for us working in agriculture, it is critical that water management has entered the debates. Water means everything. It is the source of problems related to climate change, drought and hunger, but it is also the source of solutions. Read more
Towards better water management
Despite the current drought threatening the Sahel region, water availability is not the biggest problem for agriculture in West and Central Africa. In most regions there is enough. Read more
More work, more money and more food in northern Ghana
Irrigation technologies can be quite sophisticated and sometimes too expensive for poor farmers. But women and youngsters can profit a lot from them, as can their families...
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Sharing a cup of tea
Trade shows can provide wonderful opportunities for small producers to showcase their products and to network with their (potential) clients and colleagues.
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Better targeting: better results
The Agricultural Value Chains Support Project (PAFA) in Senegal has invested much time working with... Read more
Large-scale swamp rehabilitation for food production
When faced with big problems, think big. This might be the credo of the Community Based Poverty Reduction Project (RCPRP) in Sierra Leone. Read more
Steps towards better water provision
Foot-pumps have proved to be a crucial component in two irrigation projects in Burkina Faso. The pumps permit water to be transported...
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