Agricultural Research Centers Focus on Farming Systems
May 16, 2012 – IFDC is among nine research and development centers that launched the Association of International Research Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA) in March. AIRCA was established as a platform for the organizations to make a combined impact on the Millennium Development Goals, particularly the eradication of extreme hunger and poverty. (Farm Chemicals International)
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Kenyan TV Show Ploughs Lone Furrow in Battle to Improve Rural Livelihoods
May 15, 2012 – Shamba Shape-Up, a reality television program in Kenya, is promoting best agricultural practices to rural farm families and helping them improve their small farms ('shambas'). (The Guardian's Poverty Matters Blog)
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CASE Publication Now Available
The publication Competitive Agricultural Systems and Enterprises (CASE): a grassroots approach to agribusiness development in Sub-Saharan Africa is available for purchase.
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IFDC and the National Peace Corps Association Partner to Strengthen Value Chains in East Africa
May 11, 2012 – Meet Encore volunteer Doug Meyer, who is putting his skills to use implementing an innovative IFDC project in South Sudan. (National Peace Corp Association's Polyglot blog)
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Low-Cost Soil Fertility Techniques Raise Yields in Kenya
April 30, 2012 – According to IFDC, Africa loses $4 billion worth of soil nutrients a year. AGRA and partners are finding practical agronomic techniques that smallholder farmers can adopt to improve soil fertility. (AfricaNews.com)
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From Underachiever to Progressive Farmer
April 2012 – Kyrgyz farmer Kanybek Imankulov significantly increased his wheat yields after using high-quality seeds and applying no-till technology on his farm in northern Kyrgyzstan. (USAID - Telling Our Story)
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Africa Report: West Africa
April 2012 – "Africa is the next great agriculture frontier." (Farm Chemicals International)
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International Year of Cooperatives
April 2012 - “The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the contribution of cooperatives to socio-economic development, particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration."
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Shamba Shape Up, Episode 1
April 2012 – Shamba Shape Up is a ‘make-over’ television series that features farm families in East Africa and addresses specific challenges to improving their farms (‘shambas’).
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Improving Regional Fertilizer Markets in West Africa
March 2012 – IFPRI Policy Brief 20 analyzes the structure and performance of fertilizer markets in West Africa and offers recommendations to improve market performance. (IFPRI)
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