What is IFAD's mission?
To
work with developing countries to...
- Alleviate rural poverty
- Reduce food insecurity and malnutrition
What does Food Security mean ?
IFAD
describes Household Food Security as “the capacity of households
to procure a stable and sustainable basket of adequate food”1
Many actions contribute to building Household Food Security and each action requires a gender perspective to hold the structure together
Availabililty: Land , Water, Technology, Livestock and Fisheries, Environment
Access: Incomes, Savings and Credit, Extension and Training, Literacy, Community Organization, Participation, Institution Building
Utilization: Health and Sanitation, Caregiving Practices
Stability: Sustainability
For example: Many IFAD projects promote actions such as
- agricultural extension services to increase food availability
- rural savings and credit to improve access to food
- clean water supply to enhance food utilization
- crop storage facilities for stability in food supply
Each
of these project activities is intended to make a meaningful
difference in the lives of the rural poor
“…ultimately, the only criterion by which the value of the Fund can be properly judged is its impact particularly with regard to food security and nutrition on the circumstances of the rural poor.”2
1/ Reference: IFAD, Memory Checks for Household Food Security and Gender.
2/ Reference: IFAD Annual Report, 1998.
