TABLE OF
CONTENTS
3 Feature
Women Farmers Will Feed the Future
7 Global Briefs
9 In Memoriam
Md. Mofizul Islam
11 Asia Division (EAD)
Learning Changes Lives
13 East and Southern Africa Division (ESAFD)
We Like Likie
15 North and West Africa Division (NWAFD)
USAID C4CP Empowers Women Farmers
17 Digital Feature
18 Board of Directors News
THE
PRESIDENT’S
PERSPECTIVE
Inclusive development plays a vital role in our work around the
world. If we are to feed 10 billion people by 2050, our efforts
cannot be myopic. Meaningful development happens when we
focus on enabling entire communities to thrive.
As such, we must enable women to farm profitably. Just as
everyone deserves access to quality, nutritious food, all who
wish to make a living at farming deserve access to the tools,
training, and other resources to do so.
In this issue of Perspectives, you will read the stories of women
farmers whose lives have been changed by gaining access to the
resources they need to succeed. As you will see, the benefits do
not stop with these entrepreneurs. Increased incomes better
the livelihoods of their families, communities, and nations.
Their children are eating nutritious meals and getting better
education. Their communities are prospering together. Their
nations are experiencing increased food security.
WOMEN
FARMERS
IFDC is committed to empowering women because they
hold the future of food security in their able hands. It is our
responsibility to ensure that their efforts make a sustainable
difference, not only for themselves and their families, but for
the entire world.
WILL
FEED
THE FUTURE
J. Scott Angle
IFDC President and CEO