Targeting Women in Rural Advisory Services
Agriculture + Rural Development Network Brief No 1
Targeting women in rural advisory services (RAS) was chosen by Network members as an important challenge that needs to be addressed. This short paper takes this challenge as a starting point and identifies ways forward - drawing from the inputs of A+RD Network members to an e-discussion held in September 2011. more »
Face to Face Meeting of the A+RD Network
29 April to 3 May 2012 at Inforama Rütti, Zollikofen, Switzerland
In 2012 the members of the Agriculture and Rural Develpment Network will have the opportunity to meet face to face (f2f). The program will concentrate on the priority topics of the Network (rural advisory services, land governance, climate change resilient agriculture) with a specific focus on result reporting. more »
A+RD Network Newsletter 12/2011
Read the latest Network Newsletter
With news from the Extension Conference in Nairobi, opinions on Climate Smart Agriculture, recently approved SDC Projects, short portraits of A+RD Network members and more »
About the Agriculture and Rural Development (A+RD) Network
The first Millennium Development Goal strives for halving the proportion of hungry people between 1990 and 2015, yet we are nowhere near meeting that target. In 2010, an inacceptable 925 million starving people are still waiting for a famine free era. Reason enough for the international development community to rethink their approaches and investments. The world cannot avoid paying more attention to agriculture, food security and rural development.
The A+RD Network is the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s thematic network for issues related to development cooperation in agriculture, food security and rural development. The A+RD network promotes knowledge exchange and sharing of practical experiences among development practitioners with links to SDC’s activities. more »
