News & Media
In Honduras, COVID-19 is Taking a Toll on Smallholder Farmers
In this installment of our “COVID Conversations” series, we talk with Mateo Yibrín, CEO of the Cadelga Group, one of the largest distributors of agricultural products and services in Honduras. Yibrín 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.
Changing Lives
Insights into how investments made possible by the GAFSP Private Sector Window help change lives of farmers around the world
Edition 2 | December 2015
Helping Farmers Combat Coffee Rust in Central America
IFC, working in partnership with GAFSP, Atlantic, Starbucks Corporation, and the Inter-American Development Bank, has developed an innovative way to provide farmers with the long-term financing and technical assistance they need to fight coffee rust.
Changing Lives
Insights into how investments made possible by the GAFSP Private Sector Window help change lives of farmers around the world
Edition 1 | June 2015
Interview with Founders of Mountain Hazelnuts
Founders of Mountain Hazelnuts discuss hazelnuts, development needs in Bhutan, and the largest motorcycle gang in the Himalayas.
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Announces $107 Million in Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Partners in the GAFSP announced $107 million in grants to five countries−Benin, Bhutan, Kenya, Laos PDR, and Timor Leste−for country-led initiatives to increase agriculture productivity, reduce poverty, and improve food and nutrition security.
Boosting Poultry Productivity and Farmer Incomes in Nepal
Thanks to funding from the GAFSP Private Sector Window, and the UK and Norwegian governments, IFC was able to team up with local feed producers and hatcheries to help poultry farmers become more efficient and earn more.
IFC, GAFSP Invest $6 million to Fund Expansion of Ethiopia-based africaJUICE
IFC and the private sector window will each invest $3 million to support growth and expansion of africaJUICE, sub-Saharan Africa’s first Fairtrade certified company that both grows and processes tropical fruit.
GAFSP Set To Reach More Than 10 Million Farmers across 25 Countries
Partners in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a multi-donor trust fund established in 2010 to improve food security in the world’s poorest countries, today announced the allocation of $254.5 million in grants to eight countries.
Projet d'Appui au Secteur Agricole (PASA) - Visite de terrain
2ème mission conjointe de supervision des trois premiers projets soutenant la mise en oeuvre du Programme National d'Investissements Agricoles et de Sécurité Alimentaire (PNIASA) - du 15 au 26 avril 2013. Visite de terrain pour voir quelques unes des actions oncrètes engagées dans le cadre du PASA.