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Five ways organizations can help countries build agile and inclusive responses to COVID-19
May 2020
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How can we enhance local capacity to respond to this emergency in an agile and inclusive manner?
COVID-19 response must target African agriculture and the rural poor
May 2020
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Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the continent looks like it could be the worst hit.
Tracking the implementation and impact of the Uganda Yield Fund: A groundbreaking M&E system for a groundbreaking fund
May 2020
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We are in the middle of a shift in how development is financed. Impact investing is on the rise.
When they came home: Migration and responses to COVID-19 in India
May 2020
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With most of the world sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ILO estimates that about 2.7 billion people are currently affected by workplace closures.
Small-scale farmers can help build resilient food systems in a post–COVID-19 world
May 2020
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 820 million people were living in hunger. Tens of millions more will join them if we do not take the right actions, and quickly.
How do shocks affect project impacts?
April 2020
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Past experience tells us that quick, tailored support is required to ensure that the impacts of our projects are protected from the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
An Asia-Pacific crisis like never before
April 2020
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After many years of sustained annual reductions in poverty and hunger across the Asia-Pacific region, the COVID-19 global pandemic is threatening a massive reversal of these gains and driving Asian countries into recession.
Recovery, reactivation and resilience: Confronting COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
April 2020
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With half of the planet’s population locked down, the global economy brought to a halt and the number of cases reaching into the millions, it is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest crisis of our time.
As Earth Day adopts a climate action theme, let’s not forget about smallholder farmers
April 2020
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On this day 50 years ago – the first Earth Day had just taken place – and a global movement was born.
Collaborating in a time of crisis: Three early takeaways from the COVID-19 response in India
April 2020
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The tremendous progress in reducing poverty made by India over the past 25 years could now be reversed because of the unprecedented emergency facing all of us – the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting Cambodian farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2020
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Cambodia has made remarkable progress and achieved lower-middle-income status - but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to strain the entire economy.
IFAD helps shape Bangladesh’s response to the coronavirus crisis in rural areas
April 2020
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An IFAD team in Bangladesh provided a proposal to the Government for a certified safe transport and logistics system for movement of inputs and produce in rural areas.
COVID-19: An opportunity for the road not taken?
April 2020
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Amidst the suffering and economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 emergency, one silver lining has emerged: an interruption to the greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation stemming from human activity.
Re-imagining our economic choices
April 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic will reshape all our economic choices. Nations have made a crucial choice in recent weeks, choosing human life over economic growth.
Shaping a holistic response to COVID-19: Protecting food systems and rural producers
April 2020
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It is easy to lose sight of the big picture when called upon to act quickly in response to the human tragedy caused by COVID-19.
Driving AgriTech adoption: Insights from Southeast Asia’s farmers
April 2020
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By leveraging the tools that internet marketing companies have already honed to reach consumers, governments can deliver quality agronomy advice at scale.
Don’t allow the coronavirus to open up another front
March 2020
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What started as a health crisis could turn into a food crisis unless we take measures now. Preventing a food crisis is key to maintaining the strength to fight back.
Changing lives in times of uncertainty: how innovative agriculture builds resilience
March 2020
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As countries prepare for the pandemic the mandate of a rural development organization may seem to some not particularly relevant to the current crisis.
Serving the rural poor in the time of physical distancing: Staying safe, well – and connected
March 2020
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It has been three weeks since COVID-19 has drastically altered the daily lives of IFAD staff headquartered in Rome and stationed around the world.
What we can do to support farmers on the front lines of climate change
March 2020
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Each of the world’s agricultural production systems had millennia to adapt to local climatic conditions, especially in terms of temperature and rainfall.
The potential impact of COVID-19 on SDG 2 (food security) – in China and globally
March 2020
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Last week’s OECD Interim Economic Outlook confirmed, as predictable, that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on China’s and the rest of the world’s economy is going to be extremely severe.
Rethinking government support to farmers
March 2020
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It is becoming increasingly clear that the ways in which we produce, market and consume food need to be reconciled with environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Handle with care: Vulnerability, the human face of state fragility
March 2020
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Vulnerability and fragility might not be perfect synonyms, but they share a very similar meaning. Both words refer to something breakable, delicate and frail – something that needs to be handled with care.
Fighting against COVID-19: the importance of building long-term resilience in rural communities
March 2020
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Two months have passed since the beginning of the new coronavirus outbreak in Hubei, China. It seems an appropriate time to reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on rural communities in China, and on the importance of investing in rural people in order to build long-term resilience to shocks.
To move the needle on ending extreme poverty, focus on rural areas
February 2020
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The considerable gains made worldwide in poverty reduction over the last 10 years have been widely recognized. And indeed, in a year when China aspires to complete its 40-year project of lifting some 770 million people across the poverty line, it is clear that a greater proportion of the human population is wealthier today than at any other moment in history.
CGIAR announces agritech blog post contest winners
February 2020
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Agritech – the use of cutting-edge technological innovations in agriculture – is generating a lot of buzz these days. Entrepreneurs and start-ups all over the world are brimming with brilliant ideas for bringing big data, connectivity, and digital platforms into the field, and the results so far have been incredibly promising.
The importance of agrarian development in India
February 2020
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Although our world continues to urbanise at an alarming rate, there’s no getting away from the fact that agrarian activities will always be necessary.
Interview with Recipes for Change Chef Robert Oliver
February 2020
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I have always loved food - how it brings people together, the smells and flavours of new cultures. I guess I associate food most with gathering, communion.
IFAD awarded for advancing practice in knowledge and organizational learning
February 2020
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The Henley Forum has recognized IFAD with an award for Advancing Knowledge & Organizational Learning Practice during its 20th annual conference.
Talking about climate risk insurance with women in Ethiopia: How to improve value, access, and delivery
February 2020
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Women in Ethiopia and the world over play a huge and growing role in farming and food production.
Interview with Recipes for Change Chef Ska Mirriam Moteane
February 2020
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My love and passion for food inspired me to become a chef. My mother was a good cook and I grew up admiring her cooking and learning from her.
One size doesn’t fit all: How to design a user-friendly climate insurance
January 2020
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Weather index insurance can protect and support smallholder farmers from climate-related disasters, providing them with means to buy food when harvests fail.
Interview with Recipes for Change Chef Pierre Thiam
January 2020
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As a chef, I believe that we have a responsibility and we should take concrete actions to tackle climate change.
What does it mean to be “smart” on planet Earth?
December 2019
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What are the global transformations required for our food systems to become sustainable in the face of climate change?
Interview with Recipes for Change Chef Lance Seeto
November 2019
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In addition to climate change, the Pacific Island communities are succumbing to modern diseases caused by a change of diet and lifestyle.
Enabling farming families to fight climate change: the key to survival
November 2019
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IFAD has adapted its development strategies for Viet Nam from focusing on boosting agricultural production to commercialisation and sustainability of smallholders.
The advantage of investing in sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and coastal communities
November 2019
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The fisheries sector is crucial for enhancing healthy diets, as fish are a valuable source of nutrients and micronutrients.
Mobile money: A product of choice for women to send and receive remittances
November 2019
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Women constitute the majority of remittance recipients globally and remittances have an impact on both women’s actual income as well as on social norms.
China’s remaining challenges in reducing poverty
November 2019
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Next year China is hoping to announce that they have eradicated extreme poverty - but what are the challenges that China would need to deal with after 2020?
Meeting the challenge of SDG2: The moment for action
October 2019
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We are just over 10 years out from the deadline to the meet the SDGs, but the goals will require a step change in the quantity and quality of financing made available.
More than 100 million young adults are still living in extreme poverty
October 2019
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In recent years, the concerns and worldviews of young adults have been increasingly occupying center stage in global debates. And they should.
Strengthening the resilience of small-scale farmers is critical to reversing the rise in hunger and ending poverty
October 2019
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Today, on the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I wanted to step back and reflect on progress.
Pathways for rural youth to financial inclusion
October 2019
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With increasing population, underemployment and increasing demand for food, youth can pay rich dividend in terms of social and economic growth when given the right opportunities and support.
The disarming case to act right now on climate change
September 2019
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Last Friday was the global climate strike day. I have found myself wondering how we have arrived to this point.
The power of renewable energy
September 2019
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At first glance it may seem access to energy shouldn’t be high on the development agenda as almost 89 per cent of the world's population has access to electricity. However, the data mask disparities between rural and urban areas.
Climate change is a youth issue
September 2019
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Climate change ranks among the most important dynamics shaping livelihoods of young people now and in the future.
PARM and the G20 commitment on building resilience to agricultural risks
September 2019
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Following the spikes in global food prices in the years 2006, 2008, and 2011, agricultural risk management has become an important topic in G20 discussions.
What helps value chain projects work best for rural producers?
September 2019
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Is it possible to link small-scale producers to emerging opportunities in dynamic food systems?
Migration, agriculture and food systems – Understanding links to achieve better outcomes
September 2019
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Opportunities for migration and mobility have long influenced people's lives and livelihoods.
Enhancing policy dialogue on climate finance in Africa
August 2019
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Smallholder farmers play a vital role in food security, nutrition and economic growth in Africa, but their livelihoods are already threatened by climate change.