Better Water Management Means Greater Food Security in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, irrigated agriculture is critical for rural livelihoods, and for the overall economy. A GAFSP-supported project was launched in 2012 and has since helped around 1.4 million people benefit from improved irrigation services and better water management.
En Honduras, COVID-19 est谩 afectando a los peque帽os agricultores
En un momento en que la COVID-19 (coronavirus) contin煤a alterando las cadenas de suministro, las industrias y los mercados en todo el mundo, consultamos a los clientes del Mecanismo de Financiamiento para el Sector Privado del Programa Mundial para la Agricultura y la Seguridad Alimentaria (GAFSP) para saber de qu茅 manera la crisis sanitaria y econ贸mica afecta a sus empresas y a los peque帽os agricultores que participan en sus cadenas de suministro. En esta edici贸n de nuestras "Conversaciones sobre la COVID", hablamos con Mateo Yibrin, director ejecutivo del Grupo Cadelga, uno de los principales distribuidores de productos y servicios agr铆colas de Honduras.
CSOs Call to Donors for the Successful Replenishment of GAFSP
In this joint letter, ActionAid, ROPPA, AFA, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Global Citizen, Mission Inclusion, ONE, Women for Women Intl, The Development Fund, CARE, Alliance 2015, Alianza por la Solidaridad, Action Against Hunger, and Results urge donors to commit funds to GAFSP.
In Honduras, COVID-19 is Taking a Toll on Smallholder Farmers
In this installment of our 鈥淐OVID Conversations鈥 series, we talk with Mateo Yibr铆n, CEO of the Cadelga Group, one of the largest distributors of agricultural products and services in Honduras. Yibr铆n spoke to us recently the panic purchases that are keeping his company afloat, why Honduran farmers are giving away free melon in towns across the country, and his message to the world on behalf of farmers who are suffering.
From Farmers to Financial Institutions, the Impacts of COVID-19 in Kosovo are Widespread
In this installment of our 鈥淐OVID Conversations鈥 series, we talk with Adrian Alo, Chief Financial Officer at KEP Trust, Kosovo鈥檚 largest local microfinance institution. Alo spoke to us recently about why business owners are shying away from new lines of credit, the role of microfinance in Kosovo鈥檚 post-COVID recovery and why he鈥檚 redefined success for the pandemic era.聽
In COVID-19 Era, Donors Face Challenges Ahead
In the next installment of our 鈥淐OVID Conversations鈥 series, we talk with Iris Krebber, Head of Agriculture and Land at the Directorate General for Economic Development and International at the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Krebber, who is also chair of the GAFSP Private Sector Window Donor Committee, spoke to us about the challenges now facing the donor community, what keeps her up at night, and how she found professional fulfillment鈥攂ut only after leaving a career in the private sector behind.
In Ethiopia, COVID-19 is Causing Disruptions in Meat Processing, Even as Demand Surges
With COVID-19 disrupting supply chains, industries, and markets across the globe, we鈥檙e checking in with GAFSP Private Sector Window clients to see how the health and economic crisis is affecting their businesses and the smallholders in their supply chains. In this installment of our 鈥淐OVID Conversations鈥 series, we talk with Tesfalidet Hagos, the founder and general manager of Luna Export Slaughterhouse, one of Ethiopia鈥檚 largest meat processors.
Disruption in a Nutshell: How Bhutan鈥檚 Largest Private Sector Employer is Weathering the COVID Storm
With COVID-19 disrupting supply chains, industries, and markets across the globe, we鈥檙e checking in with GAFSP Private Sector Window clients to see how the health and economic crisis is affecting their businesses and the smallholders in their supply chain. In the next installment of our 鈥淐OVID Conversations鈥 series, we talk with Daniel Spitzer and Teresa Law, CEO and CFO respectively, of Mountain Hazelnuts, Bhutan鈥檚 largest private sector employer.
Building on past success to prevent a COVID-19-related food crisis
Global food security trends were alarming even before the pandemic threw the world into chaos. After decades of decline, global hunger continues to rise for the third consecutive year due to climate disasters, conflicts, and economic downturns.
The WIFI is weak but our call for support for smallholder family farmers is strong
Esther Penunia - Secretary General of the Asian Farmers鈥 Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), discusses the challenges faced by smallholder farms across Asia, and how they are working to overcome them.
GAFSP Supports Smallholders Weather the Pandemic in Honduras
PROSASUR enhances the food and nutrition security of vulnerable households in Honduras - where smallholder farmers are being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keep Calm and Drink Tea: The CEO of a Global Tea Company on Weathering COVID-19
With COVID-19 disrupting supply chains, industries, and markets across the globe, we鈥檙e checking in with GAFSP Private Sector Window clients to see how the health and economic crisis is affecting their businesses and the smallholders in their supply chains.