IFAD’s strategy in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Because of the dramatic increase in poverty in the country in recent decades, IFAD’s mandate to reduce poverty by improving the living conditions and incomes of rural poor people faces vigourous challenges and opportunities. IFAD works in partnership with the government and other donors, financing programmes and projects that target the poorest of the poor, particularly small farmers, landless people, indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, and rural women in general. One of IFAD’s principal partners in recent rural development projects, the Foundation for Training and Applied Research in Agrarian Reform (CIARA) plays an important role as administrator of decentralized development programmes for the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Guiding the organization’s strategy are four main objectives:

• to enable small farmers to increase their household income by providing them with access to technical assistance and financial and market services that support agricultural production and other income-generating activities
• to build and strengthen grass-roots organizations among farmers, women and communities in order to support community-driven development and ensure that rural poor people have a voice in local and national economies
• to promote sustainable use of natural resources in semi-arid zones through rehabilitation, conservation and improved management
• to maintain an active and systematic policy dialogue on rural poverty reduction and development in order to stimulate the design and implementation of programmes based on IFAD’s experiences

Source: IFAD

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