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The Japan-IFAD partnership

September 2024

IFAD’s strategic focus is closely aligned with Japan’s official development assistance priorities, including promoting food security and nutrition.

Additional languages: English, French, Japanese

Developing Gender Transformative Approaches through Gender Analysis for Enhanced Women's Land and Resource Rights

September 2024

In-depth gender analyses examined the relationship between local context, gender and land rights in six countries.

Securing Women's Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches: Learning Exchange

September 2024

This Learning Exchange Series shared insights and lessons on securing women’s resource rights through gender transformative approaches.

Securing Women's Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches: A socio-legal review

September 2024

This series of socio-legal reviews summarizes the legal and policy documents related to women’s land tenure in seven countries.

Investing in rural people in Lesotho

July 2024

IFAD is sustainably transforming rural areas in Lesotho into resilient and economically productive environments, enabling rural people to sustain their livelihoods and overcome poverty and malnutrition.

 

Case Study: The Impact of the Enhancing Livestock and Livelihoods Programme in Zambia

July 2024

This case study highlights the achievements of E-SLIP in various domains, including disease control, forage production and capacity building.

Investing in Livestock for Improved and Resilient Livelihoods, Nutrition and Climate Action

July 2024

This position paper outlines five recommendations for livestock investments to deliver better climate outcomes while supporting livelihoods and nutrition.

Country Advisory Services

July 2024

Country Advisory Services provide timely and relevant knowledge, data and evidence for selected IFAD Member States. They also support improved policy frameworks and IFAD operations.Country Advisory Services provide timely and relevant knowledge, data and evidence for selected IFAD Member States. They also support improved policy frameworks and IFAD operations.

Project Brief: Improving Agricultural Resilience to Salinity through Development and Promotion of Pro-poor Technologies (RESADE)

July 2024

RESADE is improving food security, agricultural productivity and incomes of poor smallholder farmers in salinity-affected areas in seven countries. It does so by introducing salt-tolerant crops, using suitable agronomic management practices, developing value chains for new crops, building capacity, influencing national development policies, providing good quality seeds.

Project Brief: Agricultural Transformation in Nigerian Federal States and Togolese Regions Towards Achieving Zero Hunger

July 2024

Increasing food demand is a key concern in Nigeria and Togo as price increases exacerbate poverty. The project improves food security and agricultural productivity within the rice and cassava value chains by introducing resilient crop varieties, improving crop management practices and implementing enabling policies.

Programme Brief: Agroecological Transitions for Building Resilient and Inclusive Agricultural and Food Systems

July 2024

This brief describes the Agroecological Transitions programme which empowers farmers in low- and middle-income countries to make climate-informed agroecological transitions.

Photobook: Nurturing rural livelihoods in the Niger Delta

July 2024

The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) project in southern Nigeria helps unemployed rural youth and women make a living from agriculture by developing entrepreneurial skills.

Supporting rural households during the pandemic: Results and evidence from IFAD’s Rural Poor Stimulus Facility

July 2024

From a total of 64 RPSF projects, a sample of 13 projects were chosen to undergo a rapid assessment. Results indicate that the RPSF helped up to 2.9 million households maintain or increase many development and welfare indicators, including production, income and food security.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024

July 2024

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report 2024 presents the latest updates on the food security and nutrition situation around the world, including updated estimates on the cost and affordability of healthy diets.

PARM Annual Report 2023

July 2024

This report provides a detailed overview of the results achieved by the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) in 2023.

Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems: Lessons Learned from the SAMRIDDHI Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project in Nepal

July 2024

This brief presents the lessons learned the Nepal SAMRIDDHI Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project.

Updated approach to IFAD engagement in fragile situations

July 2024

In response to today’s increased fragility, IFAD has updated its operational approach to supporting rural people in fragile situations.

China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility: Annual Progress Report 2023

July 2024

This Annual Report showcases the accomplishments of the Facility throughout 2023. It offers a comprehensive overview of the Facility’s portfolio, project highlights, improvements in project management and communication efforts. It also proposes future actions to enhance the Facility’s impact.

The IFAD in Asia and the Pacific newsletter - Issue 20

July 2024

IFAD’s Asia Pacific newsletter captures inspirational storytelling and in-depth research from across the region.

Stocktake of IFAD value chain projects in the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia region

June 2024

This stocktaking document reviews IFAD-funded value chain projects in the Near East, North Africa and Europe region. It highlights main issues and challenges, including targeting and lack of capacity.

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