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IFDC’s
decentralized organization allows its researchers and
market development specialists to develop technologies
where they will be most readily implemented and with
the people who will most quickly adopt them. This
includes farmers, villages, local nongovernmental
organizations, numerous national organizations, and
private enterprises.
The
potential of IFDC’s work is enhanced by the posting
of scientists and market development specialists in
locations around the world, including Afghanistan,
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Burkina
Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mali,
Mozambique, Muscle Shoals, AL (U.S.A.),, Nepal, Niger,
Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Uruguay, Washington,
D.C. (U.S.A.), and Vietnam. Working
with our developing-country partners and keeping a
down-to-earth perspective enables new technologies to
be user friendly and quickly adopted and decreases the
time lag for impact to be realized and measured. It
also allows for dynamic and participatory work that
reflects local needs, constraints, and challenges.
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