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Greening the Sahara: the Great Green Wall Initiative

January 2021 - BLOG

In 2009, I travelled by road to Timbuktu, Mali on a short field trip. As we made our way down the dusty roads, I remember wondering what could possibly pull this arid, sparsely populated land into relative prosperity.

A look at the digital technologies transforming agriculture

November 2020 - BLOG

Agriculture has periodically been shaken up by various technological revolutions. The latest? The advent of digital technologies.

Leveraging artificial intelligence: Harnessing big data to improve decision-making

June 2020 - BLOG
To take advantage of the potential of AI, IFAD employed machine learning techniques to extract insights from across IFAD’s entire investment portfolio.

Driving AgriTech adoption: Insights from Southeast Asia’s farmers

April 2020 - BLOG
By leveraging the tools that internet marketing companies have already honed to reach consumers, governments can deliver quality agronomy advice at scale.

Changing lives in times of uncertainty: how innovative agriculture builds resilience

March 2020 - BLOG
As countries prepare for the pandemic the mandate of a rural development organization may seem to some not particularly relevant to the current crisis. 

Mobile money: A product of choice for women to send and receive remittances

November 2019 - BLOG
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.

Innovation at all scales: Connecting entrepreneurs to Governments at IFAD’s Governing Council

February 2019 - BLOG
Today’s most pressing problems will need cross-sector collaboration and innovation at all scales. 

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