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At International Fund for Agricultural Development, we are working w/ marginal producers to move them from ‘survive’ to ‘thrive’ - to make these farmers more resilient & more food secure: #India Country Director Ulac Demirag in Banega Swasth India Read to find out more 👇🏽 swachhindia.ndtv.com/invest-in-publ…

Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of ‘Localizing Development: Does Participation Work?’ my book with Ghazala Mansuri which, despite powerful efforts to censor it (see🧵below), has become a leading text on bottom-up development and decentralization. ➡️worldbank.org/en/research/pu…

Next Wednesday evening at St Bryce Church, Kirkcaldy, I will be in conversation with the world renowned expert on health Sir Michael Marmot who will speak on the NHS and health inequalities at the first Adam Smith Tricentenary event of 2023.

Pakistan's gender apartheid is economic. Cheated out of inheritance, informal less paid work, no housing rights w most land owned by men, no social security, labor force participation 22% compared to 83% for men. GBV and political exclusion, the technology to maintain this order.

On their visit to #LaoPDR, International Fund for Agricultural Development AVP Dr. Jo Puri & Asia Pacific Regional Director Reehana.Raza met Bounkham​ Vorachith, Min of Environment, to identify key areas of partnership that can help smallholder farmers adapt to #ClimateChange - as they are usually hit hardest.

Going strong at 40+ 💪🏽 International Fund for Agricultural Development AVP Dr. Jo Puri & Asia-Pacific Regional Director Reehana.Raza appreciated #LaoPDR's increasing partnership w/ & commitment to IFAD, discussing how to deepen our support for the government to deliver its vision for rural & agricultural development.

🛬 Wheels down in #Cambodia! International Fund for Agricultural Development AVP Dr. Jo Puri & Asia Regional Director Reehana.Raza met 🇰🇭 Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen to discuss how we could collaborate to promote inclusive & agricultural growth in rural Cambodia. Onto the next chapter in this successful partnership!

Together w/ #Cambodia's Minister for Agriculture Tina DITH (ឌិត ទីណា), International Fund for Agricultural Development AVP Dr. Jo Puri & Asia Regional Director Reehana.Raza reaffirmed their commitment to work to supporting small-scale farmers & the rural poor through inclusive & sustainable agriculture.

In the 1990s Nepal handed management of its forests back to villages. Since then, the country's forest cover has nearly doubled. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150937/…

Ali Javed, Pakistan Embassy Italy Ambassador & Permanent Representative of 🇵🇰 to the Rome-based agencies, met Alvaro Lario Alvaro Lario. #Pakistan is an important partner for International Fund for Agricultural Development, which has supported 28 projects at a total cost of US$2.9 billion, helping 2.78 million+ families.

A thread on everything that happened at Spring Meetings for those not in DC. 'We need more finance to solve UNPRECEDENTED global crises!' 'How bad are they?' 'Very bad.' 'So is anyone actually going to commit any new funding?' 'Erm no...' END OF THREAD

Last week, International Fund for Agricultural Development's Regional Director for #AsiaPacific, Reehana.Raza, met the #Philippines NEDA Philippines Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan to discuss national & regional development priorities, including building 👇🏽 ✅food security ✅inclusion ✅competitiveness ✅resilience

Small #Pacific islands like #Kiribati are highly vulnerable to climate & other shocks. International Fund for Agricultural Development AVP Donal Brown & Asia Pacific Regional Director Reehana.Raza demonstrated International Fund for Agricultural Development's commitment to a deeper engagement w/ Kiribati in a meeting w/ Ruateki Tekaiara, #Environment Minister.

.International Fund for Agricultural Development's Pacific Islands Rural & Agriculture Facility is transforming the lives of kaingas (groups of 5️⃣ families)! AVP Donal Brown & #Asia RD Reehana.Raza met a group in #Kiribati planting veggies like 🥬 & 🥒 to eat & sell, a healthy change from when they had to buy veggies.

Last year, a devastating volcanic eruption & tsunami destroyed homes & lives in #Tonga. Last week, International Fund for Agricultural Development Asia director Reehana.Raza visited the resettled Atatā community w/ Prince Ata & saw how farmers like Ipu Silivia are rebuilding their lives in the aftermath.

Dr. Shaista Sohail at the HEC needs to explain exactly how celebrating Holi at a university has “disadvantageously affected the country’s image”. Absurd letter. Surely HEC should concentrate on fulfilling its given mandate, instead of laying down such exclusionary policies.

Good news for Pakistan! Our Recharge Pakistan project, which will be implemented over the next 7 years, has been approved today for funding of 77.8 M USD. These include GCF resources of 66 M USD and co-financing of around USD 11.8 M. This adaptation project aims to initiate

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