The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference.IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries and its mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty.
As the world belatedly turns its attention to the pressing issues of environmental degradation, resource scarcity and climate change, the concept of sustainability takes its rightful place at centre stage in discussions about agricultural and rural development. On 22-23 February 2012, world leaders, prominent movers and shakers, policymakers, academics and, most importantly, farmer representatives will reflect on and answer fundamental questions. Read speech http://www.ifad.org/events/gc/35/sp...
In this insightful video produced for an event on Community and Participatory Management of Natural Resources: Experiences from Mesoamerica’s Indigenous Peoples and Forest Communities, at the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) annual Governing Council, indigenous community leaders and forestry experts examine the challenges and opportunities of sustainable forestry. Indigenous communities are the protectors of the world’s biodiversity. Only by providing them with the mean...
What is the Farmers’ Forum? It is an on-going, bottom-up process of consultation and dialogue between small farmers’ and rural producers’ organizations (FOs), IFAD and governments, focused on agricultural and rural development and poverty reduction. The Forum is rooted in concrete partnerships and collaborations at the country and regional levels. The Farmers’ Forum was born in 2005 and it meets every two years for a global consultation, in conjunction with the Governing Council of IFAD.The fo...
What is the Farmers’ Forum? It is an on-going, bottom-up process of consultation and dialogue between small farmers’ and rural producers’ organizations (FOs), IFAD and governments, focused on agricultural and rural development and poverty reduction. The Forum is rooted in concrete partnerships and collaborations at the country and regional levels. The Farmers’ Forum was born in 2005 and it meets every two years for a global consultation, in conjunction with the Governing Council of IFAD.The fo...
Over 60 per cent of the world’s rural population is made of youth, with half of them being young women and girls. Due to their limited access to assets (in particular land), markets, finance and education and skills training, rural youth are often unemployed or work informally – often in unpaid, very low-skilled, insecure and sometimes hazardous jobs. If young people living in rural areas do not find enough incentives, profitable economic opportunities and attractive environments in which to l...
The special session on Youth in Agriculture took place on Saturday, 18 February 2012 at IFAD Headquarters. The event brought together about 30 young farmers and rural entrepreneurs, including: participants in the regional consultations in Africa, Asia and Latin America; young farmer representatives or leaders nominated by regional and international Farmers’ Organisations; and the members of the Steering Committee of the Farmers’ Forum. Objective of the event: respond to the recommendations of ...
The special session on Youth in Agriculture took place on Saturday, 18 February 2012 at IFAD Headquarters. The event brought together about 30 young farmers and rural entrepreneurs, including: participants in the regional consultations in Africa, Asia and Latin America; young farmer representatives or leaders nominated by regional and international Farmers’ Organisations; and the members of the Steering Committee of the Farmers’ Forum. Objective of the event: respond to the recommendations of ...
The special session on Youth in Agriculture took place on Saturday, 18 February 2012 at IFAD Headquarters. The event brought together about 30 young farmers and rural entrepreneurs, including: participants in the regional consultations in Africa, Asia and Latin America; young farmer representatives or leaders nominated by regional and international Farmers’ Organisations; and the members of the Steering Committee of the Farmers’ Forum. Objective of the event: respond to the recommendations of ...
Conversation with Moses Nganwani Tia, Savannah Young Farmers Network, Ghana