Rural Echoes in the Near East and North Africa


Contacts Abdelkarim Sma Regional Economist Near East and North Africa Division, IFAD Via Paolo di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Tel.: +39 06 54592500 Fax: +39 06 545935009 Useful links Near East and North Africa Division IFAD Via Paolo di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Fax: +39 06 5043463 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. Read more	April 2015

	South-South and triangular cooperation in the Near East, North Africa and Europe reaches new heights: Highlights from the first-ever Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo in Doha, Qatar Whether giving young people access to financial services, introducing new sustainable agricultural practices like “conservation agriculture”, providing food policy-related recommendations, or sharing lessons learned across regions, IFAD-funded programmes are successfully encouraging South-South and Triangular cooperation and knowledge exchanges. Read more	Using online tools and a new blog to understand food security and build resilience to conflict: IFAD and IFPRI launch the Arab Spatial Tool Conflicts, natural disasters, and global spikes in food prices seriously impact food security for the rural poor. In the face of crises like these, what can Arab region countries do to make sure that those who are most vulnerable have enough to eat and become more resilient in the long term? Read more
	Building Regional SSTC networks, improving development effectiveness: KariaNet in NENA When working with a large number of agriculture and rural development projects spanning many topics in a range of countries in both the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, the question arises: How do you best manage and share knowledge, information and experience, so as to enhance overall performance and effectiveness? Read more	Better financial training, more jobs for youth through SSTC: The Rural Youth Economic Empowerment Program (RYEEP) builds on what we know works Youth employment is a hugely important issue: Globally, more than three quarters of the poor live in rural areas, and about one-half of this population is young people. In the Near East and North Africa, the youth unemployment rates are the highest globally – with 27.2 per cent in the Near East and 29 per cent in North Africa (2013). But often, these young people do not have the access they need to financial services—a factor that severely limits their ability to thrive in the marketplace. Read more
	Targeting young people, transferring solutions: The South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security programme If a farmer benefits from, say, an innovative solution to saving water, it only makes sense to share this knowledge with other farmers facing similar challenges. That is the reasoning behind The South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Agricultural Development and Enhanced Food Security programme implemented in the Near East, North Africa and Europe (NEN) regions. Read more	Farming sustainably, thanks to shared agricultural know-how: IFAD's investment in the Republic of Moldova pays dividends for SSTC Farmers want to maximize their harvest. At the same time, it is crucial to take steps to conserve the environment. How to resolve these two often competing needs? Read more

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