Asia and the Pacific

IFAD’s presence in the region

Since 1978, IFAD has funded 153 investment programmes and projects in the region for a total commitment of about US$2.4 billion. In addition, many grant-funded projects have been implemented in the areas of agricultural research, training, policy analysis and implementation support.

Poverty reduction remains IFAD’s main goal, but there is an urgent need in the region to make rural people, and particularly forest dwellers, co-owners of the land and to reward them for the environmental services they provide.

In the region, marginalization is linked to lack of both land-use rights and access to land, resulting in income inequality and social heterogeneity, the causes of many problems in rural areas. Based on its experience, IFAD promotes programmes and projects to enhance the access of marginal farmers and landless people to productive assets such as land, water and forests.

• Regional: Rehabilitation and Sustainable Use of Peatlands in South-East Asia
• China: Drylands Ecological Conservation and Rehabilitation Project
• Sri Lanka: Participatory Coastal Zone Restoration in the Eastern Province of Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka

Source: IFAD