"AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT"

In northern Tanzania, recurring drought in recent years has put pressure on communities who make their livelihoods by keeping cattle. A group of Maasai women have turned to producing honey from beehives in the forest to generate additional income. FAO

Ahmed Youssef was a young student when he was forced to flee Syria in 2012. Arriving in Jordan, Ahmed struggled to continue his degree and earn a living. IFAD

A new water infrastructure network in Northern Pakistan has transformed the lives of the people living there. In spite of record hot temperatures, some small- scale farmers in the region have seen their crop yields dramatically increase in the last year thanks to the new project. IFAD

In Fiji imported food prices have gone up on average by 7 percent, leaving families searching for cheaper alternatives. To address the problem, women farmers in Fiji have been learning how to substitute imported goods like flour with homegrown varieties. IFAD

As Somalia continues to experience an historic drought, pushing millions of Somalians into acute food insecurity Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), announced that it will substantially strengthen its support to Somalia and resume its direct investments after loan arrears resulted in a three-decade long suspension. IFAD

Secretary-General António Guterres spent Sunday in the island of Santo Antão, where, after five years of intense drought, a group of projects supported by the United Nations hopes to transform the agricultural sector of these Atlantic islands. UNIFEED

Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at award ceremony in Davos. IFAD

Rural reform critical to building ‘more peaceful, prosperous Colombia’, Special Representative tells Security Council.

General Assembly takes Up Second Committee reports, adopting 38 resolutions, 2 decisions.

In Peru, deforestation and extended drought periods had destroyed much of the ecosystem in the forest, but now 20 Awajun indigenous women are restoring their forest while growing medicinal plants in the forest which they make into different healthy tea infusions to sell to treat different health issues. IFAD