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El apoyo a los medios de vida rurales ante el aumento de la fragilidad a escala mundial: Aprender de los efectos del conflicto en Ucrania en la Comunidad de África Meridional para el Desarrollo
Esta nota política hace balance de las respuestas gubernamentales a las repercusiones de la guerra en Ucrania sobre los alimentos, los fertilizantes y la alimentación.
INSURED results 2018-2023
This brief shares the results and lessons learned from the first phase of the Insurance for Rural Resilience and Economic Development (INSURED) programme.
IFAD Research Series 92: Climate Change Mitigation in the East and Southern Africa Region: An Economic Case for the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use Sector
This report is a guide to shape investments by IFAD and other international donors in climate change mitigation actions in the East and Southern Africa region.
Proveedores de tecnologías agrícolas y financieras en África Oriental y Meridional: evaluación del sector
Este informe examina el universo de proveedores de agritech y fintech que influyen en el acceso a la financiación en África Oriental y Meridional, explorando su potencial para ser comercialmente viables y alcanzar escala.
Prácticas de intensificación agrícola sostenible: África Oriental y Meridional
En la presente nota se describen las prácticas de intensificación agrícola sostenible que se han puesto en marcha en 17 países de África Oriental y Meridional, y se recomiendan los mejores enfoques para promover este tipo de actividades en los países examinados.
Investing in rural people in Mozambique
IFAD’s strategy in Mozambique is to contribute to rural transformation by strengthening nutrition and agriculture linkages and focusing more on value chains and food systems.
Aumento de la resiliencia de los pequeños agricultores en el distrito de Kayonza: estudio de caso del proyecto STARLIT
El proyecto de Fortalecimiento de la Resiliencia Agrícola mediante el Aprendizaje y la Innovación (STARLIT) es un mecanismo de cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular financiado por China y el FIDA que busca reforzar la resiliencia de los agricultores en la cadena de valor del maíz, en Kenya y en Rwanda.
Historia en fotos: La ganadería a favor del desarrollo sostenible en Zambia
Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, el E-SLIP y el Mecanismo de Estímulo del FIDA para la Población Rural Pobre ayudaron a las personas pobres a aumentar su resiliencia al proporcionarles lotes de ganado y facilitar su acceso a las plataformas comerciales, los seguros ganaderos, el agua y otros recursos.
Balance de las enseñas extraídas de las escuelas de campo para ganaderos: África Oriental y Meridional
Este informe repasa y documenta las enseñanzas extraídas de las escuelas de campo para ganaderos en cuatro proyectos financiados por el FIDA que aplicaron este método en Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda y Tanzanía (Zanzíbar).
Mejorar la colaboración entre Correos y los operadores de transferencias monetarias para mejorar los servicios de envío de remesas a las zonas rurales de África
Este folleto se ha elaborado en el marco de la Iniciativa de Servicios Financieros Postales Africanos para poner de relieve la mejora de las asociaciones entre Correos y los operadores de transferencia de dinero (OTD) para prestar servicios de remesas en las zonas rurales.
Enseñanzas extraídas del apoyo brindado a los servicios de extensión pluralistas en Asia y África
En este informe se exponen diez enseñanzas extraídas a partir de 23 proyectos respaldados por el FIDA que colaboraron con este tipo de proveedores para contribuir a la provisión de sistemas de extensión pluralistas eficientes, inclusivos y sostenibles.
Diálogos en directo - Escuchar a la población rural africana
Los Diálogos en directo de Farm Radio International reunieron las perspectivas y experiencias de la población rural de Etiopía y Burkina Faso en su lucha contra el cambio climático. La gente respondió a las preguntas de la encuesta y dejó mensajes de voz compartiendo sus opiniones y experiencias sobre el cambio climático y lo que los líderes mundiales deberían hacer para ayudarles a adaptarse y prosperar.
Investing in rural people in Kenya
Since 1979, IFAD has invested US$455.09 million in 20 programmes and projects in Kenya (at a total cost of US$980.31 million), in support of the Government’s efforts to reduce rural poverty.
Investing in rural people in Madagascar
Since 1979, IFAD has funded 17 rural development projects in Madagascar for a total of US$434.285 million. Four projects are currently ongoing.
Asociaciones entre organizaciones de productores y empresas - Lecciones aprendidas de experiencias recientes en África Occidental y Oriental
Las asociaciones entre organizaciones de productores (OP) y empresas se promueven como un modelo para estructurar las cadenas de valor con el fin de integrar a los pequeños productores de forma más equitativa y sostenible.
¿Qué pueden cultivar los pequeños agricultores en un mundo de cambio climático? La futura idoneidad de los cultivos en África oriental y meridional
Con la financiación del ASAP+, la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo elaboró ocho informes de análisis de riesgos climáticos que abarcan Angola, Lesoto, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia y Zimbabwe.
Strengthening sorghum and millet value chains for food, nutritional and income security in arid and semi‑arid lands of Kenya and United Republic of Tanzania (SOMNI)
Sorghum, finger millet and pearl millet are the most important staple foods for most households in the semi-arid tropics of East Africa, as these crops grow in harsh environments where other crops do not grow well.
Research Series Issue 63: The adoption of improved agricultural technologies - A meta-analysis for Africa
The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
Resilient Food Systems 2018-2019 Annual Report
Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains: The role of climate-resilient infrastructures for SMEs
This study reviews evidence on initiatives that invest in climate-resilient infrastructure to support smallholder farmer organizations and agribusinesses in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) category and, ultimately, to foster inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chains. Case studies from the BRACED and ASAP programmes across sub-Saharan Africa are presented.
Brief on Gender and Social Inclusion: East and Southern Africa
Serie de investigaciones 61: The narrative on rural youth and economic opportunities in Africa: facts, myths and gaps
En este documento se examinan la situación de los jóvenes de las zonas rurales y las oportunidades económicas de África, utilizando un conjunto de documentos de políticas de varios países africanos y organizaciones regionales e internacionales.
Research Series Issue 53: Youth access to land, migration and employment opportunities: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
This study examines the intersections between youth access to land, migration decisions and employment opportunities in various African countries.
Research Series Issue 40: Local-economy impacts of cash crop promotion
Food loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies
This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
Research Series Issue 39: Smallholder farming, growth linkages, structural transformation and poverty reduction
Fighting poverty with bamboo
Research Series Issue 36: Who works in agriculture?
Impact assessment: Agricultural Sector Development Programme–Livestock (ASDP-L) and Agriculture Service Support Programme (ASSP)
Grant Results Sheet: Innovative beef valuechain development schemes in Southern Africa
Impact assessment: Project for Rural Income through Exports in Rwanda
Sorghum in East and Central Africa: more than food
Food security in the context of climate change: from knowledge to action
Impact assessment: Participatory Small-Scale Irrigation Development Programme
Número 32 de la serie de investigaciones - Desarrollo de tipologías nacionales de sistemas de cultivo: un análisis de los ingresos y la seguridad alimentaria de los pequeños agricultores etíopes
Research Series Issue 31 - Impact of modern irrigation on household production and welfare outcomes
Research Series Issue 28 - Understanding the dynamics of adoption decisions and their poverty impacts. The case of improved maize seeds in Uganda
Farmers’ Organizations in Africa
The African Postal Financial Services Initiative: A success story on remittances at the post office in Africa
Research Series Issue 24 - Influence of nutrition-sensitive interventions on dietary profiles of smallholder farming households in East and Southern Africa
This paper aims to explore the influence of nutrition-sensitive interventions on dietary profiles of the beneficiaries of IFAD-funded projects.
IFAD’s support for land and natural resource tenure security - East and Southern Africa
Research Series Issue 21 - Does relative deprivation induce migration? Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Impact Assessment: Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme (SDCP)
The Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme (SDCP) aimed to foster market-driven development of the informal dairy sector in Kenya.
Impact assessment: Project to Support Development in the Menabe and Melaky Regions
Burundi IAP factsheet
Nutrition Mainstreaming in East and Southern Africa: Operational approaches
Grant Results Sheet CIMMYT - Understanding the adoption and application of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
The programme’s goals were to increase the food security of smallholder farm households in southern Africa and enhance their livelihoods while conserving and improving the natural resources used for agriculture.
The focus of the programme was on developing productive farming systems for smallholder farmers who managed maize-based systems, based on the principles of conservation agriculture (CA): increasing the profitability, sustainability and labour efficiency of agricultural production.
Household mentoring Handbook for Household Mentors: Project for Restoration of Livelihoods in the Northern Region (PRELNOR)
Nutrition-Sensitive Interventions in East and Southern Africa (ESA) infographic
Mapping nutrition-sensitive interventions in Eastern and Southern Africa
The purpose of this study is to map nutrition-sensitive interventions in IFAD-funded projects in the ESA region, and to provide guidance for effective nutrition mainstreaming operations.
The specific objectives are to:
(1) map the various interventions used in delivering nutrition-sensitive activities;
(2) identify pathways for nutrition outcomes;
(3) evaluate the scale and scope of intervention implementation;
(4) assess the effect of the project on beneficiaries;
(5) identify and map areas of opportunities for scaling up;
and (6) identify challenges, weaknesses and gaps.
Addressing climate change in Eastern Africa through evergreen agriculture
Ethiopia IAP factsheet
Uganda IAP factsheet
Swaziland IAP factsheet
Malawi IAP factsheet
African Postal Financial Services Initiative
Research Series Issue 3 - Fostering inclusive outcomes in African agriculture: improving agricultural productivity and expanding agribusiness opportunities
Farmers’ Africa: Complementary actions for the benefit of African producers
Farmers’ Africa is a capacity-building programme that aims to improve the livelihoods and food security of rural producers in Africa. It works with farmers’ organizations (FOs) to help them evolve into more stable, performing and accountable organizations that effectively represent their members and advise them on farming enterprises.
The programme supports the main functions of FOs, promotes their engagement in policy processes and contributes to their professionalization. It also supports the efforts of FOs to provide economic services to their members.
Research Series Issue 1 - Agricultural and rural development reconsidered
Baseline survey on the use of rural post offices for remittances in Africa
African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks – official report
Fulfilling the promise of African agriculture
Yet this barely scrapes the surface of Africa’s promise. Only 6 per cent of cultivated land is irrigated in Africa, compared with 37 per cent in Asia, for example. Africa also has the largest share of uncultivated land with rain-fed crop potential in the world. In addition, African farmers use substantially less fertilizer per hectare than counterparts in East Asia and the Pacific.
Policy case study East African Community - Supporting public hearings on the East African Community Cooperative Societies Bill
Africa Regional Workshop Report
Burundi: Country Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues
The Twa “Pygmy” of the Republic of Burundi are a small minority of around 80,000 people that self-identify as indigenous and are considered as such by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the UN system.
Learning from each other: South-South and triangular cooperation in East and Southern Africa
Youth: Investing in young rural people for sustainable and equitable development
Tanzania: Country Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples Issues
The United Republic of Tanzania (URT) has a multi-ethnic population with more than 125 different ethnic communities. Four of these—the Hadzabe, the Akie, the Maasai and the Barabaig—identify themselves as indigenous peoples.
Kenya: Country Technical Note on Indigenous Peoples Issues
The Republic of Kenya has a multi-ethnic population, among which more than 25 communities identify as indigenous.
Addressing climate change in East and Southern Africa
Smallholder conservation agriculture - Rationale for IFAD involvement and relevance to the East and Southern Africa region
Rwanda: The Rural Apprenticeship Training Programme
(i) Targeting and transition to employment or business creation; (ii) Types of training and providers; (iii) Transfer of knowledge and sustainability. The objective of this study is to present the experience of IFAD in technical vocational and skills development in the context of Rwanda and by doing so, highlight the innovative features and lessons learnt for further replication.