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Financing agricultural value chains to empower rural women

The Pan-African Farmers Organization has published a new report on financing agricultural value chains to empower rural women. The farmers organizations united within PAFO, as the most inclusive agricultural institutions, are committed to empowering rural women engaged in the agrosilvopastoral and fisheries sector. They offer them spaces for advocacy around the concerns of farmers from the local to the global level and to help ensure their effective participation in various

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: TOGO

FACTSHEET                                                                                                               SOCIAL MEDIA CARD Click HERE to download the factsheet               Click HERE to download the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Radio Rurales  Language of Production: Ewe  Duration: 10m47′  Short description of the Radio feature Radio Rurales focused on the importance of a NAP and how local farmers contribute to realization of this 10-year resolution on family farming. The production looks at the role of Government, FAO, and Civil society organizations in

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: ZAMBIA

FACTSHEET                                                                                                    SOCIAL MEDIA CARD Click HERE to download the factsheet                Click HERE to download the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Byta FM  Language of Production: Chitonga Duration: 9m29′  Short description of the Radio feature Byta FM looks at Agri-biodiversity and the benefits of the science, and how it preserves Mother Nature. The production also highlights how Agri-biodiversity has made it possible for ordinary households in Zambia to have access to healthy

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: TANZANIA

FACTSHEET                                                                                                          SOCIAL MEDIA CARD Click HERE to download the factsheet            Click HERE to download the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Mviwata fm  Language of Production: Swahili  Duration: 9m13′  Short description of the Radio feature Mvitwata Fm focused on family farming and how it contributes to sustainable farming practices and the reality of climate change. The production introduces broader United Nations ten year family farming resolution and the role of local

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: SIERRA LEONE

FACTSHEET                                                                                                  SOCIAL MEDIA CARD   Click HERE to download factsheet                Click HERE to download card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Eastern Community Radio Language of Production: Krio  Duration: 10m06′  Short description of the Radio feature Eastern Community Radio in Sierra Leone firstly looked at the context of family farming from the view of members of parliament. Then production interviewed young people to hear their opinion on the topic of family farming. Current

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: GAMBIA

FACTSHEET                                                                                                               SOCIAL MEDIA CARD Click HERE to download the factsheet                 Cick HERE to downlaod the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: HOT FM radio 104.3  Language of Production: Mandinka   Duration: 10m21′  Short description of the Radio feature Radio Hot Fm focused on the NAP context of family farming but included the gender dimension looking at the role and access of women farmers. The production also addresses the cultural barriers to introducing new

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: MADAGASCAR

FACTSHEET                                                                                                    SOCIAL MEDIA CARD   Click HERE to download the factsheet          Click HERE to download the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Radio Don Bosco  Language of Production: –  Duration: 9m56′  Short description of the Radio feature Radio Don Bosco focused on the topic of family farming and looked at the policy framework, the role of FAO in relation to the National Action Plan (NAP) for Madagascar. The interviewees elaborate on the

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: GHANA

FACTSHEET                                                                                                                   SOCIAL MEDIA CARD   Click HERE to download the factsheet                          Click HERE to download card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Royals Radio, Gurune Radio, Radio Ada  Language of Production: Twi  Duration: 13m18′  Short description of the Radio feature The programme focuses on efforts of women family farmers of Ghana to improve their livelihoods.  It features interviews with assistant Representative of FAO in Ghana, Mr Benjamin Adjei focusing on the role

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTS: KENYA

FACTSHEET                                                                                                                                SOCIAL MEDIA CARD    Click HERE to download the factsheet                  Click HERE to download the card RADIO SYNOPSIS Radio: Koch FM, Ruben FM  Language of Production: Swahili  Duration: 10m53’  Short description of the Radio feature The radio magazine production focused on educating the audiences on the definition of family farming. The importance of family farming to the families at the community level. Also looking at how family farming

Every community, no matter how neglected or remote, has one tremendous resource: its people. This is according the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). IFAD is an international financial institution and specialized United Nations agency based in Rome, the UN’s food and agriculture hub.

Three quarters of the poorest people in the world live in the rural areas of developing countries. Most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change, a growing global population, and volatile food and energy prices have the potential to push millions more vulnerable people into extreme poverty and hunger by 2030.  IFAD invests in rural people, empowering them to increase their food security, improve the nutrition of their families and increase their incomes. IFAD helps them build resilience, expand their businesses and take charge of their own development.

Smallholder farmers and other rural people bear the brunt of climate change. Rising sea levels and more intense droughts, storms and floods are putting pressure on the ecosystems farmers depend on. IFAD’s episode this month is all about the connections between small-scale farming and climate change as we approach the UN Climate Summit, or COP26, to be held in Glasgow. Listen to the audio for the following speakers: First is Simon Wilson of the Green Climate Fund. Then, Dr Jo Puri, a climate scientist and Associate Vice-President for IFAD, shares her hopes for COP26. There is also the latest on a new report on crops and climate change from the University of Cape Town. And IFAD’s President Gilbert Houngbo and Raj Kumar of Devex discuss the findings in IFAD’s Rural Development Report.

To listen to the audio for this and more click on this link: https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/-/podcast-episode-25?p_l_back_url=/en/web/latest/gallery&fbclid=IwAR1p1AU7OcPEwCvc6rNtIvUfH24-0rYMTP6oIBHhMD1UbwoXQ7rTwIuleb8