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From the President
Journalists in developing countries: What is IFAJ's role?
By Mike Wilson
Many of us who were able to make it to the 2010 IFAJ congress in Belgium had the privilege of getting to know colleagues from developing countries in Africa and South America. more....
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We are looking for photos to accompany the narrative of IFAJ's history. In particular, we are looking for images of: more......
IFAJ DVD
"Telling the World about Agriculture – a short portrait of the IFAJ" is now available for free to all IFAJ members while supplies last. more...
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Young leaders look at IFAJ 2010 Congress
The IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders award winners give their unique perspectives on the IFAJ 2011 Congress in Belgium. To read or listen to their reports, click here...
Annual congress IFAJ 2011
It’s Canada’s turn next!
By Lilian Schaer, IFAJ 2011 Co-Chair
The IFAJ torch – or should I say flag – has officially been passed to Canada as we formally assumed the role of host nation at the farewell banquet of this year’s congress in Belgium.
The International Federation of Agriculture Journalists (IFAJ) hosts its annual conference, called a congress, in a different member country every year. In 2011, Canada will be welcoming farm writers and agricultural communicators to our country for the first time in over forty years. More...
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IFAJ welcomes you
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a non-political, professional association for agricultural journalists in 29 countries. IFAJ supports and encourages the practice of agricultural journalism in countries embracing freedom of the press.
One of IFAJ's mandates is improved contact between agricultural journalists. To that end, IFAJ publishes IFAJ News, organizes an annual congress hosted by a member country's agricultural journalists' association, and maintains a list of contacts, journalists who can help you.
New at IFAJ
By Matilde Maunahan.
The Philippine Agricultural Journalists, Inc. (PAJ), established on September 10, 1976, is the third and only existing local group of agriculture writers in the Philippines. The second oldest organization of journalists in the country (next only to the National Press Club), it was formed by a group of newsmen and information writers including Ching Ilagan; Max Ballesteros; Jindra Demetrio; Rudy Fernandez; Sanny Galvez; Francis de Guzman; Felix Librero; Francisco Rey...
The state of play in renewable energy around the world is reflected in a survey of IFAJ member organisations carried out by Agropress in Serbia.
WHAT’S it like to be an agricultural communicator in Serbia? That’s the question we put to Agropress, the country’s Association of Agricultural Journalists, who are represented on the IFAJ executive committee by Goran Djakovic.
IFAJ has received the very sad news of the death of Lut de Bruyne in Belgium.
On June 19, it was announced that she died unexpectedly after surgery, aged only 45. It is a great shock for her husband and three children and other family members, for her colleagues in the Belgian Guild of Agricultural Journalists (BVLJ-ABJA), and for all in IFAJ who got to know Lut during the Congress in Belgium last April.
IFAJ is a supporting partner of the CropWorld South America 2010 conference and exhibition in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 23 and 24.
Leading experts from organisations such as Andef, Sindag and Aenda will discuss the challenges of taking Brazil’s crop area from 60 million to a 70 million hectares target within the next decade.
2010 Photography WinnerJohn Eveson of England is the 2010 Star Prize winner for agricultural photography. His winning picture, entitled Sheep Dog vs Sheep, also won the production category. Australia’s Nigel Hallett, Victoria won the people category with his Hot November picture, and Austria’s Hans-Peter Zwicklhuber, Kremsmünster, won the nature/landscape category with his Maize Power picture. Star Prize for print journalismPeter Nordholm Andersen of Denmark, is the 2010 winner of the IFAJ Star Prize for print journalism. Guus ten Hove of The Netherlands was named runner-up. Honourable mentions went to for Stefan Nimmervoll of Austria, and Satu Lehtonen of Finland. Andersen’s winning report on Bolivian mountain farmers was published in the Økologisk magazine. |
Young Leaders AwardTravel scholarships were awarded to young journalists from around the world to attend the 2010 IFAJ congress in Belgium. The IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Award recognizes the leadership potential of young members from countries affiliated with the IFAJ, and supports their participation at an IFAJ congress by helping to offset travel and registration costs. Facebook connects ag journalistsFacebook, the worldwide social network with more than 70 million active users, now has its own IFAJ group. Simply join Facebook, search for "IFAJ" and join the group with the IFAJ logo. You will immediately be in touch with ag journalists from around the world. Go to Facebook... |
