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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Agenda 2030 offers clear evidence that IFAD’s mandate of investing in rural people and enabling inclusive and sustainable transformation of rural areas, notably through smallholder agriculture-led growth, is of absolute global relevance today and over the coming decade.
2019: a year with focus on indigenous people and marginalized groups
The theme for World Water Day 2019, celebrated on 22 March, is ‘Leaving no one behind’. This is an... Read more
The linkages between migration, agriculture, food security and rural development.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the International... Read more
IFAD publication on support to farmers’ organizations in Africa
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launch new publication on Support to Farmers’ Organizations in Africa Programmes. The Support to... Read more
Seeking sustainable solutions for water stress
Among ecosystems services, freshwater is one of the most fundamental for life. For smallholders, water means the difference between a decent life and poverty,... Read more
IFAD report on impact from floods, droughts and water pollution.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently released a new report, showing that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems in... Read more
The world agricultures watch
With the world needing to provide roughly 50 % more food by 2050 – and with climate change, land degradation, watery scarcity and other challenges threaten... Read more
IFAD’s rural solutions
Rural Solutions is an IFAD video series that highlights solutions to specific challenges that are common in rural areas of developing countries. As natural resources become more... Read more
How will we feed 9 billion people by 2050?
World Food Day is a day of action dedicated to tackling global hunger. Held annually on 16th October, people from around... Read more