Progress in East and Southern Africa


Contacts Helen Gillman Knowledge Management Officer, East and Southern Africa Division East and Southern Africa Division IFAD Via Paolo Di Dono, 44 00142 Rome, Italy Fax: +39 06 5043463 Email: [email protected] Useful links IFAD website IFAD operations in Eastern and Southern Africa Rural Finance Network Rural Poverty Portal About IFAD The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in developing countries. Its work in remote rural areas of the world helps countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Read more	Issue 16 – ESA/WCA special joint issue on the Rural Poverty Report
	Special issue on youth and agriculture Despite massive progress in reducing poverty in some parts of the world over the past couple of decades, there are still about 1.4 billion people living on less than US$1.25 a day, and close to 1 billion people suffering from hunger. More than two thirds of the world’s very poor people are rural... Read more
	The Rural Poverty Report For decades, agriculture in developing countries has operated in a context of low global prices for food products coupled, in many countries, with unfavourable domestic environments. Read more	The importance of addressing risks Avoiding and managing risk is a prerequisite for poor rural households to move out of poverty, and it is thus central to their livelihood strategies Read more
	Agricultural markets for increased income Well functioning agricultural markets are essential for rural growth and poverty reduction. Most rural households are connected with markets, as sellers of produce... Read more	Sustainable agricultural intensification For food production in developing countries to double by 2050 it will require, above all, more intensive land use and higher yields... Read more
	Creating opportunities in the non-farm rural economy Participation in the rural non-farm economy – both wage employment and non-farm self-employment – is an increasingly important element... Read more	What needs to be done, and how? Ten years into the new millennium, the challenges of addressing rural poverty, while also feeding a growing world population in a context of increasing environmental ... Read more

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