A US$113million Ghana Agricultural Sector Investment Programme (GASIP) to promote and scale-up agricultural value chains in the country has been launched in Tamale. The six-year project funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - a United Nations Specialised Agency - and implemented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) is aimed at supporting infrastructure development, technology transfer,… Read more →
Tag: IFAD
A useful climate-smart agriculture Rapid Appraisal tool
The CSA-RA was developed as part of CIAT-led IFAD-funded project titled-“Increasing food security and farming system resilience in East Africa through wide-scale adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices” Courtesy: CIAT, @CGIARClimate Read more →
IFAD grant of US$1.95million to create opportunities for rural youth in West and Central Africa
Investing in rural youth is critical if they are to stay in rural areas and contribute to their development. Rome, 26 February 2014 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a grant of US$1.95 million to the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development (CEED) to support creating opportunities for rural youth in West and Central Africa, beginning… Read more →
GYIN 1-Impart Report
The first impact report of the Global Youth Innovation Network is available in pdf on the Box.net widget for free download. I will encourage all global youth entrepreneurs to download the document and enjoy reading~! Read more →
Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) Strategic meeting in Rome,Italy
As a follow-up to the recent Global Youth Innovation Network Workshop-Fair that was held in Benin Republic on October 13th 2011 and in the general context of the Regional Youth Innovation Platform, the Youth Advisory Group (YAG) of the Global Youth Innovation Network are visiting their strategic partners at the IFAD headquarters in Rome, Italy. This official meeting has been… Read more →
Highlights: Global Youth Innovation Workshop & Fair in Cotonou #GYIN
From October 10th to 13th, 2011, more than 60 youth entrepreneurs throughout the world convened in Cotonou, Benin for the first Global Youth Innovation workshop and fair, with yours truly (Syecomp Business Services Ltd) represented by the Chief operations manager, Solomon Elorm Allavi. This is unlike any other youth-focused program which was wholly facilitated by youths with practical demonstration of… Read more →