6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Featured

SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE: Modelo Para o Sucesso da Agricultura

Os pequenos produtores agrícolas tinham terra e plantações funcionais mas precisavam de se tornar comercialmente bem sucedidos.


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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Featured

Niger links climate change to food security

“Climate change makes such crises recurrent. It is a problem we face every day."


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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Featured, Podcasts

Oil discoveries hold back agriculture

Zuki Zimela reports that oil discoveries in Africa are holding back agricultural development.


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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Featured, Interviews

Sao Tomé-et-Principe: Un modèle de réussite agricole

Le plus grand problème auquel nous sommes confrontés est la sécheresse qui dévaste toutes nos cultures


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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Featured, Interviews, Podcasts

Le Gabon Renforce SA politique Agricole pour une Meilleure Autonomie

Le ministre Gabonais de l’Agriculture, Raymond Ndong Sima, nous donne un aperçu des réformes en matière de politique agricole au Gabon. Share and Enjoy:


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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: A Model for Agricultural Success

Posted on 17 November 2011

The cooperative dedicated to producing high quality cocoa exported nearly 90 tonnes in 2011, against just nine tonnes in 2009.

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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences

Mettre fin à la faim en Afrique

Posted on 15 November 2011

Ceci augure de la richesse des débats auxquels nous pouvons nous attendre dans les prochains jours » a-t-il affirmé.

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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences

GABON: Smallholder Farmers Hold the Food Key

Posted on 14 November 2011

IFAD says West and Central Africa need to invest more in agriculture to meet the growing demand for food.

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Benin Youth Innovation Fair, Conferences, Podcasts

Youth fair helps entrepreneurs to network

Posted on 24 October 2011

The Global Youth Innovation Network, GYIN, recently brought 60 entrepreneurs to Benin to find ways to combat poverty. Sponsors of the event and the participants say the four-day helped the youth to build networks that will help them get closer to reaching this goal. Sam Olukoya reports from Cotonou. [display_podcast] Share and Enjoy:

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Benin Youth Innovation Fair

Investing in youth – a risk worth taking

Posted on 15 October 2011

At just 25 years of age, Ratoejanahary Mirado runs a micro-enterprise making baskets and other products woven from raffia for sale in Madagascar and overseas.

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Benin Youth Innovation Fair, Conferences

L’expérience réussie d’un jeune fermier du Bénin

Posted on 13 October 2011

Mahoub Damala est un jeune opérateur agricole. Après une formation classique dans un lycée agricole au Bénin, il s’inscrit en 2008 au centre Songhaï de Porto-Novo pour maitriser les techniques agricoles. Aujourd’hui, il est devenu un entrepreneur.

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COLUMNS

Columns, Featured, Water Dialogue

Tackling Climate Change through Water

Posted on 28 June 2011

Some of the key adversities as a result of climate change are either floods or droughts, both of which require great effort in terms of mitigation.

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Columns, Podcasts, Water Dialogue

African women in the path of climate change

Posted on 15 October 2010

Climate change could drive women's empowerment, says Stephanie Midgley.

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Columns, Water Dialogue

‘If we can’t manage water well, Africa won’t progress

Posted on 13 October 2010

With 93 percent of Africa's water in transboundary basins, most parties are coming to appreciate how benefit sharing provides opportunities to for optimal water management, says David Phillips.

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Columns, Water Dialogue

The risks of climate change on food security in Southern Africa

Posted on 10 October 2010

Climate change threatens Africa's water and food security: the changes in climate will impact on social and political stability of most African countries.

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Columns, Water Dialogue

Southern Africa must find resources to back policy

Posted on 09 October 2010

The issue of funding has also been a thorny one. National governments consider feasibility studies expensive and not a priority and that has in the end cost the region.

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Columns, FANRPAN

‘Agriculture in Africa is changing rapidly’

Posted on 01 September 2010

ILRI researcher Marco Herrero is amazed by the ingenuity and adaptability of dryland farmers.

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INTERVIEWS

6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Interviews, Podcasts

Sao Tomé project shows great promise

Posted on 17 November 2011

Farming cocoa, coffee and pepper in Sao Tomé show promise, with interest from Europe lifting farmers' profits.

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Interviews

Putting Agriculture on the Climate Change agenda

Posted on 17 November 2011

Expectations for Durban are low, but farmers not only want an agreement – they want agriculture to be put on the agenda.

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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Featured, Interviews

Sao Tomé-et-Principe: Un modèle de réussite agricole

Posted on 16 November 2011

Le plus grand problème auquel nous sommes confrontés est la sécheresse qui dévaste toutes nos cultures

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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Featured, Interviews, Podcasts

Le Gabon Renforce SA politique Agricole pour une Meilleure Autonomie

Posted on 16 November 2011

Le ministre Gabonais de l’Agriculture, Raymond Ndong Sima, nous donne un aperçu des réformes en matière de politique agricole au Gabon. Share and Enjoy:

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6th IFAD Regional Forum, Conferences, Interviews, Podcasts

Africa’s farmers still face serious challenges

Posted on 15 November 2011

Stakeholders in agriculture from Western and Central Africa are meeting in Gabon for the 6th International  Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) regional forum. Share and Enjoy:

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Benin Youth Innovation Fair, Conferences, Interviews, Podcasts

Fair promotes synergy and success

Posted on 24 October 2011

Pape Samb of Phelpes Stokes says the Benin Youth Innovation Fair in Cotonou helps the youth take the successes of others and build their own businesses. Tinus de Jager asks Samb about the aims of the conference. [display_podcast] Share and Enjoy:

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