Recorded videos
2011 IFAD Staff Awards
On 21 December IFAD staff came together for the 2011 staff award ceremony. IFAD staff awards is very special. What makes it different from other awards and recognitions is the fact that its an award for staff by staff. Every year we have the opportunity to nominate and reward our colleagues and peer for their leadership, for being agents of change, for spearheading and contributing to an outstanding project and/or activity. And this year, we had the opportunity to honour 27 extraordinary colleagues!
Using astronomy and animals, voices to predict rainfall: A Maasai practice - interview with
There is growing recognition that indigenous peoples are affected by the economic, social and environmental impact of climate change and that their traditional knowledge may be critical for effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. Learn how indigenous knowledge can help adaptation to the adverse impact of climate change and how indigenous peoples’ active participation in the emerging carbon emissions markets as those contemplated under REDD and REDD+ is important.
#sfrome: Use of technology to facilitate information flow and collaboration
Web technologies continuously develop. Currently much attention is being given to ways of creating links between web sites to allow information, especially data, from one site to be automatically accessed, interpreted and reused by other sites. At this session, participants will hear from pioneers of this technology in the development field. Practitioners will discuss the challenges in adapting linked open information to support information exchange and use at local level with the intention of mapping out strategies for interagency collaboration to achieve such an end.
#sfrome: 28 September: Innovative waste management solutions for keeping our planet green
This chats featured innovative examples of waste management. Guests talked about how in Armenia PET bottles and plastic bags are being recycled into cotton bags, how in Pakistan marble dust is transformed into fertilizer and how in Uganda water hyacinth is being converted to paper.
#sfrome: 28 September: Making agricultural knowledge travel: making the outputs of innovation truly accessible
The multi-partner Coherence in Information for Agricultural Research for Development (CIARD) initiative is working to make agricultural research information publicly accessible to all, by helping national organizations that already hold or create new knowledge facilitate access to it for others. A major challenge faced by the CIARD partners is how to advocate and empower the management of hundreds of national research organizations across the world to formulate and adopt enabling policies and incentives that enable their scientists to share the outputs of their research, making them truly accessible to all stakeholders so that they can be put into use. Help provide inputs to the CIARD Communication Strategy to ensure that advocacy efforts are relevant to making agriculture research results accessible.
#sfrome: 28 September: 21st century rural development projects and programmes: with or without mobile technology?
The guests of this chat show made the case that appropriate ICT (mobile and other technology) should be an integral part of rural development projects. They did a horizon scan of the variety of mobile technology tools currently in use, exploring drivers of success and their known limitations. At this session, you will learn the value of mobile technology for agricultural development and how this type of technology fosters communication, helps improve decision-making and ultimately positively impacts the livelihoods of smallholder producers. The discussants shared an inventory of currently available tools, applications and processes, and identify possibilities for replicating and scaling up successful programmes.
#sfrome: 28 September: Michele Payn-Knoper - “Empowerment through engagement: Connecting farmers globally”
Michele Payn-Knoper keynote address on “Empowerment through engagement: Connecting farmers globally”.
#sfrome: 27 September - Livestock research for development: Shifting the paradigm
Livestock research has undergone a transformation in recent years. As the environment becomes more complex, tackling future challenges will require similar innovation in livestock development. In this session, ILRI Director-General Carlos Seré, IFAD Livestock Advisor Antonio Rota and participants will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of recent livestock research, and explore key challenges for the future. You will have an opportunity to frame the CGIAR livestock research directions.
#sfrome: Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair - 29 September - closing session
Out of the box closing ceremony
#sfrome: Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair - 28 September - Mark Davies keynote address
Mark Davies, the CEO and Founder of Esoko, an agriculture-based mobile information service and consultancy based in Ghana and active in 15 African countries, keynote address on “Demystifying public-private-partnership: An experience from the field”.
#sfrome: Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair - 27 September - Inaugural ceremony and keynote address by Rob Burnet
IFAD President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, together with Ann Tutwiler, Deputy-Director-General, Knowledge, FAO; Amir Abdulla, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, WFP; and Emile Frison, Director-General of Bioversity International, will jointly open the Share Fair. Rob Burnet who leads Well Told Story will deliver a keynote address immediately after the inaugural session on “How can we make agriculture more attractive to young people in Africa”.
#sfrome: Second Global AgriKnowledge Share Fair - 26 September - Etienne Wenger keynote address
Etienne Wenger, a globally recognized thought leader in the field of social learning theory, communities of practice and their application to organizations, keynote address on “Communities of practice and strategic capabilities”.
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