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Rural Woman’s Day 2022: Prioritizing Rural Women for Social and Economic Gains

Rural women are responsible for most of the world's food production and in developing countries…

IIRROctober 13, 2022

Agriculture Environment Food Security Regenerative Agriculture Rural Development

World Ozone Day: Helping to Slow Climate Change and Improve Food Security

It’s been 35 years since the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete…

IIRRSeptember 14, 2022

Interview Philippines Uncategorized

Meet Dianne Arboleda, IIRR Global Learning Program Lead

Dianne Arboleda is IIRR's Global Learning Program lead, based in the Philippines, she was interviewed…

IIRRAugust 29, 2022

Rural Development

Indigenous peoples, indigenous knowledge, and sustainable development

Indigenous peoples across the globe are especially vulnerable to environmental degradation in all its forms…

IIRRAugust 8, 2022

Ethiopia Ethiopia Story Interview

Zerihun Lemma on IIRR Ethiopia

Zerihun Lemma Damenu has been with IIRR for well over a decade, first starting as…

adminJune 30, 2022

Women Empowerment

IIRR continues to Address Empowerment of Rural Women

Women are estimated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce over 50% of…

adminJune 30, 2022

Interview

An interview with Carmen Barker Lemay

Carmen Barker Lemay is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at IIRR. Carmen has more than…

adminApril 28, 2022

COVID-19 Rural Development Rural Health

Zipline: Redefining the health supply chain with lifesaving drone service

Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed medical supply chains and medical personnel, particularly…

adminApril 30, 2021

COVID-19 Rural Development Rural Health

Building back best: Strengthening rural women’s resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Rural women, in all their diversity, play vital roles in agriculture, food security and nutrition,…

adminMarch 1, 2021

Rural Development Rural Health

Addressing Malaria and Climate Change can Improve Health in Rural Communities

The mosquito, one of the smallest and yet deadliest animals, acts as the vector for…

adminFebruary 2, 2021