Give Food Producers Voice In Global Climate Fora

Satu Santala joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on December 1, 2021 as Associate Vice-President of External Relations and Governance

Give Food Producers Voice In Global Climate Fora

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published December 1, 2021 Though small-scale farmers produce one-third of global food and are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and erratic weather, they are too often excluded from global forums that impact their lives. Satu Santala, who joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on December 1, 2021 as Associate…

Beth Dunford calls on African and global leaders, as well as development organizations, to join the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s call for increased investments in agricultural technologies that boost Africa's food production and food security in the face of climate change.

Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

October 17, 2021

By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every night. On this World Food…

Associate Vice President of IFAD’s Strategy and Knowledge Department

Conserve Biodiversity to Tackle Climate Change

October 12, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published October 12, 2021 United Nations’ rural development agency, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has warned that unless biodiversity is conserved the world can’t adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food. “We are at a critical juncture. If we lose biodiversity, we lose our ability to respond to hunger and…

September 23, 2021

By Irene Gaitirira Published September 23, 2021 Though small-scale farmers in developing countries grow a third of our global food, they are paid a pittance for their work. Terming it an outrage, United Nation’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has asked world leaders attending the UN Food Systems Summit in Rome, Italy, to improve…

Bernadette Mukonyora, IFAD Country Director for Eritrea and South Sudan, says:“This grant to South Sudan is a demonstration of IFAD’s commitment to support post-conflict countries under the framework of the humanitarian - development - peace nexus, and to safeguard food security by ensuring small-scale farmers continue their farming activities and build their resilience to external shocks."

South Sudan Farmers Receive Support Against COVID-19

May 23, 2021

By Khalifa Hemed Published May 23, 2021 A United Nations agency has given a grant to South Sudan to help cushion some 23 900 vulnerable rural people from the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on their farming activities and livelihoods. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says 4 780 households in Africa’s youngest nation and…

African Countries Commit to Double Agricultural Productivity

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published May 3, 2021 Seventeen African heads of state have pledged to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the scaling up of agro-technologies, investing in access to markets, and promoting agricultural research and development. Though one-quarter of the world’s arable land is said to be in sub-Saharan Africa, the…

IPO-Eastern Africa Network

Category: Food Security