The IFAJ Delegate Assembly voted to accept four new member guilds into the federation:
- The Brazil Network of Agri-Journalists (Agrojor)
- The Association of Agri-Food Journalists and Communicators of Chile (AAJCC)
- The Agriculture, Life Sciences and Media Network (ALM, based in Trinidad and Tobago and serving the Caribbean)
- The Uganda National Agricultural Journalists Association (UNAJA)
In addition, the Delegate Assembly accepted the Federation of Nepalese Agriculture Journalists (NFAJ) as a full member. The Federation was formed by two affiliate member guilds from Nepal that agreed to work together representing Nepalese agricultural journalists in IFAJ.
“Every new member of IFAJ extends our network and makes us a broader, more relevant and more valuable organization for all of us,” says Lena Johansson, IFAJ president. “It is especially exciting to note that all of these new members have roots in our IFAJ/Corteva Master Class. I am also inspired to see innovative, cooperative efforts in Nepal and across the entire Caribbean. These are creative approaches to bringing together agricultural journalists across boundaries that can serve as models around the world.”
IFAJ now has 60 full members and one affiliate member, the Livestock Publications Council in the United States. Together, those guilds represent about 5,000 individual journalists and communicators, and reach millions of farmers around the world.
IFAJ is the only worldwide professional organization dedicated to agricultural journalism.
Suman Pant of the Federation of Nepalese Agriculture Journalists (NFAJ) greets the Delegate Assembly as treasurer Adrian Bell and membership chair Katharina Seuser look on.
Daniel Azevedo Duarte of Brazil and Francisco Contardo of Chile address the Delegate Assembly.
Also in this newsletter….
The 2022 Congress website is packed with resources from the event, including photos, presentation slides, videos, articles, and more.
This is why congresses are such an exceptional happening. They show the whole range of our organization—from large to small countries, experienced journalists to beginners, men and women, young and old, who all meet on equal terms.
Join IFAJ on Monday, September 19 at 14h00 (2:00 pm) GMT for an exclusive embargoed pre-release briefing on the 2022 Global Food Security Index (GFSI)
Larysa Guk, president of the Union of Agrarian Journalists of Ukraine and long-time IFAJ board member and Kyiv resident Iurii Mykhailov shared their experiences with fellow attendees of the IFAJ Congress in Denmark. Here are their comments.
The International Dairy Federation (IDF) has created special opportunities for IFAJ members to participate in its World Dairy Summit 2022. This year’s Summit will be held in India, the world’s leading dairy producer.
Spirits were high and so was the energy level, and friendships were forged that will last for years.
Willem van der Berg of South Africa’s Landbou Weedblak tells the story behind his powerful portrait, “3000 Days of Drought”…and shares more images from the shoot.
Nineteen participants, including agriculture reporters from print and electronic media as well as members of farmer organisations, participated in the training.
IFAJ’s 2023 Congress, New Frontiers in the Wild West, will be hosted by the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation in Olds, Alberta, June 27 to July 3, 2023. Mark your calendar!
