Perspectives Volume 39, Number 3 | Page 3

Table of Contents FEATURE Climate Change and Agricultural Development: Turning a Problem into an Opportunity 6 CONTENTS 4 Strengthening the Whole 11 KAED­­­ – Beneficiary Spotlight 21 IFDC Helps Open Fertilizer Monitoring Center 16 IFDC Partners with Kenyan Government 25 Professional’s Column 16 PAN-PNSEB Project Achieves Twice its Target 17 Omission Trials Highlight SMN Importance 19 A Bright Future and a New Dawn 20 USAID and IFDC Advance Cotton Sector Development in West and Central Africa 20 PRODIB: Success in Burkina Faso 18 North and West in Togo 23 M. Peter McPherson: to Accelerate Agriculture Africa Division Briefs 21 2SCALE Phases Out Activities 12 Boosting Rice Production in Myanmar 15 CATALIST-2: A Megacluster Approach 10 EurAsia Division Briefs 14 East and Southern Africa Division Briefs ARTICLES 2 Timeline of IFDC’s Third Decade BRIEFS A Portrait of a Leader 24 Digital Focus 26 VFRC Hosts Fertilizer Dialogue in Washington, D.C. 27 Board News 28 Parting Shot 29 Book Announcement Correction: On page 28 of the 2013 IFDC Annual Report, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation should be included in the list of donors for the CATALIST-2 project. IFDC Magazine | 1