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World Food Day 2017 - Changing the future of migration
octubre 2017
When Mosammat Karfunnesa, 50, was raising her four sons in rural Bangladesh, she could not afford to send them to school, and her husband, a rural laborer, was often unemployed. But despite these challenges, Karfunnesa never gave up on wanting to make a difference for her family.
IFAD partners with rural youth to get their voices heard at Bonn Climate Summit
octubre 2017
The Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN) are coming to the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn this November. IFAD has partnered with CSAYN because of their shared passion for raising awareness of climate change impacts and actions amongst young people in rural communities.
Celebrating the International Day of Rural Women
octubre 2017
October 15 is the International Day of Rural Woman and a chance to celebrate the accomplishments of rural women around the world. Rural women play key roles in their families, communities and countries, and yet they are often severely disadvantaged, economically, socially and politically.
Sorghum - a new hope in dry times
octubre 2017
While droughts devastate maize yields in parts of Kenya, IFAD supports farmers to grow more resilient crops, such as short-stemmed sorghum.
Los árboles de la esperanza
octubre 2017
La sequía amenaza gran parte del África Oriental y Meridional, poniendo en peligro los medios de subsistencia de los agricultores. Pero con financiación del FIDA, las comunidades en Kenya están plantando árboles para ayudar a salvaguardar su futuro.
On the ground in Ethiopia
septiembre 2017
In September, the Heads of the UN’s three Rome-based food agencies visited drought-affect parts of Ethiopia where at least 8.5 million people were in need of food aid.
Investing in rural development matters more than ever
septiembre 2017
Global hunger is on the rise again after steadily declining for over a decade, according to the latest report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.
New research finds the potential of waste reuse for small farmers worldwide
agosto 2017
New research shows how food, agro-industrial and human waste can support food security and sustainability around the world.
Better feed for cows benefits dairy farmers in India and Tanzania
agosto 2017
Innovative strategies increase milk production and boost small farmers’ food security and livelihoods.
Creating opportunities for rural youth is more urgent than ever
agosto 2017
By creating employment opportunities for rural youth, countries can reap the demographic dividends of a young vibrant workforce.
Organics offer new opportunities to young farmers in the Pacific Islands
agosto 2017
A growing IFAD-supported movement in the Pacific Islands is helping farmers tap into international organics markets. By having their products certified as organic, Pacific Island farmers are raising their incomes, increasing their resilience and maintaining their cultures.
Searching for a better way to farm
agosto 2017
With her granddaughter in hand, Ruth Stephen Chileshe proudly shows off the large iron-roofed brick house she recently built selling maize, cassava, beans and ground nuts from her small farm in rural Zambia. Only 10 meters down the pathway stands the remnants of her old and much smaller home.
Rural poor people in Madagascar strengthen resilience through land tenure
julio 2017
In western Madagascar, IFAD-supported projects have been helping people in rural areas gain legal rights to their land – a key tactic in the fight against poverty.
Boosting nutrition one TV show at a time in Laos
julio 2017
In rural communities in northern Laos, an IFAD supported programme is using a television soap opera to help tackle extreme poverty and malnutrition.
Almonds and apricots flower on once-barren land
julio 2017
Family farmers in the West Bank are growing high value crops such as almonds and apricots on once-barren hillsides, seeing their incomes rise by 80 per cent or more. About 36,000 people have taken part in an IFAD-funded natural resource management programme, which prioritized terracing, fencing, irrigation, rock removal and other techniques to reclaim and rehabilitate land.
Reducing rice imports helps smallholder farmers in Nigeria
julio 2017
An IFAD-supported programme in Nigeria is helping to reduce dependence on imported rice and strengthening the access of smallholder farmers to local markets.
Native fruits fuel rural development in Brazil
julio 2017
Wild and local fruits, such as umbu (Spondias tuberosa), passionfruit and guava, are fuelling the growth of a prosperous cooperative led by women in a remote area of north-eastern Brazil.
Smallholder farmers bring high value to their crops in Nepal
junio 2017
Piyola Oli is a farmer in western Nepal. One of her main challenges is access to quality seeds. Through the IFAD-supported High-Value Agriculture Project in Hill and Mountain Areas project, Oli has learned how to produce good quality onion seeds from her own produce and her income has increased considerably.
Maximizing the efficiency of development evaluation through ICTs
junio 2017
Conference will explore how development can be assisted by information and communication technologies for evaluation evaluation.