Extend Your Reach: International Leadership Training (Hugh Maynard, Owen Roberts, Faith Peppers)

1. ACE Memphis 2016
EXTEND YOUR REACH
International Leadership Training
Owen Roberts, Vice-president
Hugh Maynard, Global Manager

2. HELPING TO BUILD
A FOOD-SECURE TOMORROW:
the importance of communication & leadership

3. ACCESS TO INFORMATION
PART OF THE SOLUTION TO A
FOOD-SECURE FUTURE
The International Federation of Agricultural
Journalists (IFAJ) exists to assist the flow of
quality information to farmers globally.
Good communication can help secure a
sustainable and food-secure future.

4. BY HELPING FARMERS BECOME MORE
PRODUCTIVE AND PROFITABLE,
AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS HELP:
Increase FOOD, FEED, FIBER & FUEL
Reduce HUNGER in the countryside
Alleviate RURAL POVERTY

5. IFAJ BUILDS AGRICULTURAL
INFORMATION NETWORKS FOR THE
21st CENTURY.
More than 40 countries on six continents are
already IFAJ members.
Our Vision 2020 strategy intends to increase
membership, expanding our networks in
Africa, Asia and South America.

6. WE FACE OBSTACLES.
Press freedom is often curtailed.
Training opportunities are limited.
Outreach to target countries is difficult.
And IFAJ is a not-for-profit organisation,
without support from public funds or aid.

7. Seminars, workshops and contests.
Designed to inform, educate and connect,
challenging journalists and communicators.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

8. In-depth exploration of agricultural issues in
member countries around the world.
PRESS TOURS

9. Program of workshops, bringing developing
nations’ journalists to the annual IFAJ
Congress.
MASTER CLASS

10. Insight tours to developing nations, where
IFAJ members can explore and report
agricultural production and development.
EXPOSURE FOR DEVELOPMENT

11. ‘Build a Guild’ initiatives – help and
mentoring to establish and consolidate new
associations.
MENTORING NEW NETWORKS

12. Burkina Faso, Burundi, Croatia, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Ghana, Iran, Somalia
and Turkey joined IFAJ in 2015.
WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS

13. Agreement between IFAJ and FAO to
promote wider global sharing of agricultural
information among IFAJ’s 5,000 members
FORGING NEW PARTNERSHIPS

14. GLOBAL AGRIJOURNALIST NETWORK
Universal, free-to-access resource
BUILD ON MASTER CLASS SUCCESS
More participants, greater outreach
INCREASE MENTORING
Ag journalists offering advice and training
LAUNCH THE IFAJ FOUNDATION
A charitable development fund
AND WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
MORE

15. JOIN FORCES WITH IFAJ
LETS WORK AND COMMUNICATE TOGETHER
to help information build a food-secure future.

16. CONTACT US
www.ifaj.org
globaloffice@ifaj.org
@ifaj @ifaj