IFAD’s Annual Report and Highlights for 2016 have just been published. People from across the organization have contributed and the report contains a wealth of information on the year’s work and results – stories, facts, figures and analysis. Here’s a snapshot of the ongoing portfolio and new…

The world is facing a major shift in demographics. By 2050, Africa will be home to a billion young people. With so many youth concentrated in Africa, countries have the advantage of large working-age populations, which provides the potential to capitalise on the ‘demographic dividend’ for economic…

Jordan is set to have its first-ever operational drought monitoring system as a result of collaboration between different organizations, including the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United States Agency…

The Virtual library of Scientific and Agricultural Resources BIRSA is a consortium. It’s the unique tool and point of access to all the libraries’ holdings of institutions belonging to IRESA. BIRSA is not only a collective bibliographic catalogue but, it also provides full text of grey…

L'INRGREF s'occupe des recherches relatives au Génie Rural, Eaux et Forêts: Les thèmes de recherche concernent notamment la maîtrise, l'économie et la valorisation de l'utilisation de l'eau pour l'irrigation des cultures, les problèmes de la salinité des sols, les eaux…