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Land tenure updates
June 2021
IFAD is committed to promoting secure tenure and equitable rights to, and governance of, land, territories and natural resources, as a central tenet of rural transformation.
Combining geo-referencing technology and participatory methods for securing tenure rights (GeoTech4Tenure)
June 2021
This online learning programme supports IFAD programmes in finding solutions to secure tenure rights through the combined application of participatory methods and geomatic technology.
Creating an enabling environment for private equity funds in Uganda: Policy proposals for public policymakers
June 2021
Access to capital is widely understood to be one of the biggest constraints to business growth in Uganda.
Investing in rural people in Bangladesh
June 2021
IFAD has worked in Bangladesh for almost 40 years. It has supported 34 projects, costing a total of US$2,356 million, with IFAD financing of US$913 million.
IFAD Inclusive Financial Services Portfolio Stocktaking
June 2021
This Inclusive Financial Services (IFS) stocktaking exercise assesses IFAD’s capacity to deliver IFS and addresses rural poor market development needs both historically and looking forward within the context of emerging opportunities and challenges.
Climate adaptation and mitigation measures for nutrition co-benefits in IFAD investments in Ghana
June 2021
This report describes the findings of the country study carried out for the design of IFAD project on Livelihood and Productivity Enhancement of Smallholder Farmers (PROSPER) in Ghana.
Climate adaptation and mitigation measures for nutrition co-benefits in IFAD investments in Lesotho
June 2021
This report describes the findings of the country study carried out for the design of IFAD project on Restoration of Landscapes and Livelihoods (ROLL P) in Lesotho.
Climate adaptation and mitigation measures for nutrition co-benefits in IFAD investments in Zimbabwe
June 2021
This report describes the findings of the country study carried out for the design of IFAD Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project (SACP) in Zimbabwe.
Food-system interventions with climate change and nutrition co-benefits: a literature review
June 2021
This literature review report explores the conceptual linkages between climate change and nutrition using a food system approach.
Renewable Energy Technology for Smallholder Farmers
May 2021
Collaboration with Local Companies for Adaptive Agriculture in Cambodia.
Digital Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific region: A synthesis of ongoing work
May 2021
While the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digital tools has been increasing steadily across large swathes of rural Asia during the past two decades, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has imparted a sense of urgency in terms of accelerating this trend.
Investing in rural people in Sudan
May 2021
Sudan became a Member State of IFAD in 1977, with the first IFAD loan being approved in 1979.
Agriculture for nutrition: Stories from Lao PDR
May 2021
Dietary diversity is a big problem in Northern Laos. Many rural families regularly consume only 4 out of 10 major food groups, with rice often forming the majority of the meal.
Research Series Issue 65: Impacts of agricultural value chain development in a mountainous region: Evidence from Nepal
May 2021
This analysis investigates the potential mechanism and the practical significance of the impacts of agricultural value chain development in a geographically challenging rural area of a developing country.
Core Outcome Indicators measurement guidelines (COI) – online training
April 2021
This online training is a walk through the guidelines that lay out the mandatory methodology developed by IFAD for collecting timely and reliable data on CIs at the outcome-level at project baseline, midterm and completion stages.
Good practices and innovations in risk management for agri-SME finance under COVID-19
April 2021
This report compiles experiences and lessons shared in a Live Talks series on Risk Management for Agri-SME Finance between September and December 2020.
Empowering rural people through a semiintensive rural poultry production model in Cambodia
April 2021
This is case study is on the innovative poultry model, implemented by Green Innovet Cam with IFAD, in Cambodia.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for IFAD 2.0 – Phase 2
April 2021
This report presents the second phase of the 2019 IFAD Innovation Challenge project - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Big Data for IFAD 2.0.
SAFIN Annual Progress Report 2020
April 2021
El presente informe documenta los resultados logrados gracias al trabajo de todos los asociados de la red SAFIN.
How to do note: Access to land for rural youth employment and entrepreneurship
April 2021
This How-to-do Note on access to land for rural youth employment and entrepreneurship complements the Toolkit on land tenure in IFAD-financed operations that highlights the importance of strengthening tenure security for rural development.