The documents listed below were created by a number of contributors for the Rural Poverty Report 2009. The opinions expressed in them are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The designations employed and the presentation of material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage reached by a particular country or area in the development process.

• A Profile of the Rural Poor - Authors: Alberto Valdés, William Foster, Gustavo Anríquez, Carlo Azzarri, Katia Covarrubias, Benjamin Davis, Stefania DiGiuseppe, Tim Essam, Tom Hertz, Ana Paula de la O, Esteban Quiñones, Kostas Stamoulis, Paul Winters, Alberto Zezza. Contractor: FAO
• Rural Poverty and Natural Resources: Improving Access and Sustainable Management - Authors: David R. Lee and Bernardete Neves, with contributions from Keith Wiebe, Leslie Lipper and Monika Zurek. Contractor: FAO
• The Farmer Field School Approach – History, Global Assessment and Success Stories - Authors:  Arnoud Braun and Deborah Duveskog
• Rural Poverty and Markets - Authors: J. Edward Taylor, in conjunction with Alberto Zezza and AliArslan Gurkan. Contractor: FAO
• Access to governance and policy processes: What enables the participation of the rural poor? - Authors: Andy Sumner, Andres Mejia Acosta, Lidia Cabral, Ritika Kapur, Aditya Bahadur, Savitri Bobde, Karim Hussein and Anne-Sophie Brouillet Contractor: IDS