BRIEFS
PROFESSIONALIZING
SEED PRODUCTION
NORTH AND
WEST AFRICA
DIVISION
(NWAFD)
ESTABLISHMENT
OF WEST AFRICA
FERTILIZER
ASSOCIATION
MAKING MILK
ACCESSIBLE
STRENGTHENING
QUALITY SEED INPUTS
“Today, even when I’m more
concerned with my field work,
I know about every expense to
the nearest franc.”
Read the full story in
the online edition
of Perspectives.
CATALIST-UGANDA
HOSTS POTATO WEEK
A commercial seed producer
increases his production
by 200 percent. Read
the full story in the online
edition of Perspectives.
The United States Agency for
International Development
West Africa Fertilizer Program
(USAID WAFP), AFAP, and the
Economic Community of West
African States (ECOWAS) met
to discuss the establishment
of the West Africa Fertilizer
Association (WAFA), a
traders’ organization.
IFDC is mapping dairy
clusters in Kano and Kaduna
states, Nigeria, to facilitate
the establishment of milk
collection centers and increase
profits for small-scale dairy
farmers.
MECHANIZATION
REVITALIZES FARMING
Hosted in southwestern
Uganda, the event
attracted over 5,000
participants, who shared
and exchanged knowledge
and skills. Read the full story in
the online edition
of Perspectives.
CATALIST-UGANDA
VIDEO SERIES
More than 280 farmers in
Ghana are benefiting from
powered, labor-saving
agricultural equipment
introduced by the Feed the
Future Ghana Agriculture
Technology Transfer Project.
LESS IS MORE
IFDC’s CATALIST-Uganda
project released 26 new videos
featuring success stories
from Ugandan farmers.
View them all at
bit.ly/CatUVid.
Repackaging fertilizer into
smaller quantities is saving
farmers money.
2015 IFDC ANNUAL REPORT
IFDC has released its 2015 Annual Report. Read about our
projects, initiatives, and success stories in the interactive
online edition at joom.ag/uhdQ.
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