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Farmer stories and news
What changed, where, and by how much. Field stories carry the district, the value chain and a measured outcome; programme news sits alongside them.
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Kamboi Rice Farmers Cooperative Elects New Executive Leadership
KENEMA, SIERRA LEONE , 8th August 2026— The Kamboi Rice Farmers Cooperative successfully elected its new executive today at the Chinese Farm in Kenema. Coordinated by the Ministry…
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Voices from the Field: High-Yield Oil Palm Restores Hope for 5,000 Households.
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Stories from the AVDP IVS rice field:
This isn’t just a story about Inland Valley Swamp (IVS) development; it’s about a family rewriting their future. With the…
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With funding from the Government of Sierra Leone, IFAD, OPEC, and the Adaptation…
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Harvest Season in Full Swing!
It’s yet another season of joy and abundance as IVS rice harvesting continues across our supported communities — over 4,000…
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AVDP Changing the Lives of Smallholder Farmers.
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IFAD Joins UNCT to Launch the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Sierra…
The Agriculture Value Chain Development Programme (AVDP) has represented IFAD at the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.…
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How these are collected
Field stories are gathered by district M&E officers during routine visits, with the farmer's written consent recorded. Outcome figures come from the programme monitoring system, and any figure that is self-reported says so.
