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Ecuador: El Airo's people want to stay in El Airo
mayo 2018
Talking about the roya (coffee rust) epidemic in El Airo, a rural community in southern Loja province in Ecuador, brings back bad memories to the minds of local coffee growers. In 2010 and 2011, this fungus devastated coffee plants all over the province, plunging farming families into poverty and forcing many of them to leave.
Un nuevo paradigma del desarrollo rural
abril 2018
Los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) representan el más amplio consenso alcanzado por la humanidad sobre el tipo de desarrollo al cual aspiramos. Establecen un mínimo civilizatorio sobre las oportunidades y niveles de bienestar a los cuales cada ser humano tiene derecho y definen las obligaciones de la humanidad respecto de nuestro planeta y sus generaciones futuras.
A Chefs’ Manifesto: How the food industry can deliver a better future for food
abril 2018
The SDG2 Advocacy Hub is a consortium of NGOs, advocacy groups, civil society, private sector and UN agencies that collaborate on campaigns that help achieve SDG2 - to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
Finding a future in farming in Guinea
abril 2018
Should I stay or should I go? This question is likely on the mind of hundreds of thousands of young people in developing countries wondering what the future holds for them at home and dreaming of a better life abroad.
10 ways in which ICTs can transform the lives of rural women
marzo 2018
What is the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), media and digital technologies in empowering women and girls? Rural women make significant contributions to their communities in a variety of ways.
How public-private-producer-partnerships are transforming agriculture in Tanzania
marzo 2018
Saada and Jerard are two young half-siblings, who were reunited through agriculture. Jerard was raised by his father in Iringa, a transport-hub in central Tanzania.
Radio and mobile phones bring life-changing solutions to rural women
marzo 2018
As thousands of farmers in central Tanzania battle with long spells of dry weather and erratic rainfall, with little hope of feeding their families, Juliana Yusuph is no longer worried.
This Kenyan farmer is modernizing — and maintaining a circular mindset
marzo 2018
“I’m using everything now,” says Samuel Gachau Kimani, showing off the biogas digester on his farm in Kirura, Kenya, north of Nairobi.
Recipes for Change: Licuri, chicken and rice
febrero 2018
Try the recipe at home: Licuri, chicken and rice – Brazil
Recipes for Change: Umbuzada sertaneja
febrero 2018
Try the Recipe at home: Umbuzada sertaneja – Brazil
Defining and measuring state fragility
febrero 2018
No state wants to be defined as fragile. But J.J. Messner’s job as co-director of The Fund for Peace’s Fragile States Index is to do just this. The Index tracks and assesses the performance of 178 countries on social, economic and political indicators to measure their fragility.
Ground-breaking research helps make insurance available to smallholder farmers
enero 2018
Farming is an uncertain and risky business, especially for poor smallholders in remote areas of developing countries. However, a new study shows how data gathered by satellite could help poor farmers manage their risks more effectively through index insurance.
Las variedades indígenas de cultivos aportan soluciones para hacer frente al clima a los agricultores de la Caatinga del Brasil – El FIDA y Slow Food toman la iniciativa
enero 2018
La prolongación de la temporada seca y la imprevisibilidad de las precipitaciones están teniendo un grave impacto en las comunidades agrícolas de la zona semiárida, o bioma de Caatinga, del estado de Bahía, en el nordeste del Brasil.
How avocados are making a difference in the Dominican Republic
diciembre 2017
Marielena and Julio come from the town of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, where a small green fruit – the avocado – has changing their lives and that of their community.
In the pursuit of a better life
diciembre 2017
Pathe Ndiaye, 26, stands in the middle of an onion field in Kaolack, Senegal and succinctly sums up why he returned to his rural home after spending years in the city. “Life is better here.”
Caring for the Planet Starts from the Ground
diciembre 2017
Thouraya Lahmer and Aoun Ouni are two villagers from the south of Tunisia. Although they are not policy makers or soil experts, they both contribute to feeding the world.
The Malian diaspora invests to offer young people a better future at home
noviembre 2017
In Mali, young rural people find it difficult to borrow funds to start or develop their agricultural activities. This may now change thanks to the Babyloan Mali platform.
Agriculture is finally on the agenda!
noviembre 2017
In an iconic decision at COP 23, negotiators in Bonn agreed to new negotiation processes to “jointly address” a number of new agriculture topics – for the first time naming agriculture directly in the agreement.
UN Climate Change Conference – COP 23
noviembre 2017
The UNFCCC COP23 is officially under way after an exciting opening ceremony. President of UNFCCC COP22 in Marrakech last year, H.E. Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, talked about the triumphs of the Moroccan presidency and paid tribute to Fiji.
La historia de Silvia
noviembre 2017
El cauce seco y polvoriento del río Tunuyán contrasta con un cielo plomizo que anuncia lluvias. "Llegan ustedes justo con el agua, aunque lo cierto es que este año hemos tenido bastante lluvia", comenta sonriente Silvia Gómez, Presidenta de la Asociación La Gloriosa, quien nos recibe en La Gloriosa, en el departamento mendocino de La Paz, Argentina.
Leading the way - new conference promotes rural solutions through SSTC
noviembre 2017
On 20-21 November 2017, high-level government representatives, development professionals, representatives of the private sector, members of international civil society and academia will meet in Brasilia at the first IFAD-organized conference to promote rural innovations and solutions through South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) for improved livelihoods in developing countries.
Ploughing for profits
octubre 2017
Gavharbi Ahmadova and Faizov Kamarali are both from the Khatlon region in Tajikistan but from different villages. Although they have never met, they have a lot in common - they both struggle to sustain their families with a steady income through farming, an almost impossible task given the near absence of agricultural machinery with which to cultivate land and harvest crops on time.
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.