IFAD Launches IT Solution for Farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launchedwhatitdescribedastheworld’sfirstweb-basedtooldesigned to collect and share agriculture and rural development solutions implemented in developing countries.The main objective of the Rural Solutions Portal is to promote the uptake of successful innovative agriculturalandruralpractices,technologiesandmethodologiesacross diverse contexts to support development in rural communities and rural transformation. A statement explained that the portal is a key commitment by IFAD to advance the “Brasilia Declaration and Action Agenda,”adoptedduringtheInternationalConferenceonSouth-South andTriangular Cooperation (SSTC) held in Brasilia in November 2017.
“Common challenges can be addressed by common solutions,” IFAD’s Director of Global Engagement and Multilateral Relations, Ashwani K. Muthoo said at the first presentation of the platform to Government officials, development partners and representatives of diplomatic missions in New Delhi, India, recently.
“The potential for smallholder farmers, development practitioners and institutions from the Global South to learn from each other is immense, and the first step is sharing information about what works.”