updated: 29 June, 2009
IFAD
Climate change
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

The Joint Programme operates in the poorest countries in Africa, focusing on regions of high food insecurity and malnutrition.

A country or region is selected on the basis of:

  • its Human Development Index, which measures life expectancy, literacy, educational attainment, and GDP per capita
  • whether it is in a post-conflict or crisis situation
  • how much Overseas Development Aid it receives
  • good governance during the previous 10 years