The Belgian Association of Agricultural and Horticultural Journalists (BVLJ-ABJA) presented its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award to long-time member Jef Verhaeren.
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This year, IFAJ members have been invited to the World Seed Congress, which will be held from May 18-20 in Lisbon, Portugal.
IFAJ’s Global Network Partnership will extend into a second year of operation after Syngenta confirmed renewal of its financial support for the outreach initiative.
One of the highlights of IFAJ World Congress for me is getting to see long-time friends. But seeing so many new faces in Kenya at our last Congress was a special thrill.
“If we truly want to make a difference in how the world sees agriculture, we must also learn to communicate beyond our own walls.”
At the 2025 Congress in Kenya, delegates approved renaming IFAJ the International Forum of Agricultural Journalists. The change will take effect once registered with the UK Companies House.
UNARGA, the Italian guild of agricultural journalists, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the World Agricultural Press Congress with a panel discussion on global trends in agricultural journalism featuring IFAJ President Steve Werblow and European Network of Agricultural Journalists Yanne Boloh.
From October 14–18, 2025, Nairobi became the global hub of agricultural journalism as over 180 reporters from five continents gathered for the IFAJ Congress, organized with Kenya’s MESHA.