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At COP27, we need big wins for a greener future, says IFAD President

November 2022 - BLOG

Ahead of this year’s COP, President Lario shares three big wins for the planet that can mitigate climate change and help the world’s poorest rural people adapt to its inevitable impacts.

Small-scale farmers could help fill the global food gap if they irrigate properly – even with growing climate challenges

October 2022 - BLOG

Small-scale farmers hold the key to feeding the world, its important for them to trust and invest in different types of irrigation systems.

With the world in firefighting mode, we cannot forget about rural women

October 2022 - BLOG

As the world faces a myriad of crises, experts fear that the progress rural women and girls have worked so hard for may be reversed. Here is how IFAD is working to prevent this.

What I’ve learned about resilience from rural communities in Guatemala

October 2022 - BLOG

Faced with the impacts of climate change, small-scale producers in Guatemala urgently need to manage risk using tools like insurance. Read how INSURED promotes the use of agricultural insurance to build resilience and strengthen livelihoods.

Making change happen now: my commitment as IFAD President

October 2022 - BLOG

On his first day in office, IFAD President, Alvaro Lario, shares his thoughts on how IFAD can address the challenges of today to ensure sustainable global food systems and transform the lives of the world’s poorest rural people.

Tackling food loss for sustainable food systems

September 2022 - BLOG

Reducing food losses makes food systems more sustainable. Although the exact causes are different for every crop and in every country, there are plenty of avenues to prevent, detect, and reverse these losses.

A decade of progress for small-scale farmers in Cuba

September 2022 - BLOG

Marking ten years in Cuba, IFAD’s Country Director met small-scale farmers and partners to discuss progress made and what is yet to be done.

The perfect weekend away in rural Bangladesh

September 2022 - BLOG

Discover hidden gems in rural Bangladesh with two IFAD colleagues as they visit a community-led eco-tourism project that has transformed the area.

What everyone was talking about at UNGA77

September 2022 - BLOG

The trending topic at UNGA this year was the escalation of the war in Ukraine. But the topic IFAD’s Alberto Trillo Barca heard discussed most in the halls and lifts of UN HQ in New York was food security and the global food crisis.

Hungry caterpillars threaten Kenya's crops. Can plants provide a natural pest control solution?

September 2022 - BLOG

Kenyan farmers and their crops face a tiny but destructive threat: the fall armyworm. With climate change causing more infestations, push-pull technologies are a sustainable and affordable way of naturally controlling pest numbers. Find out how this simple but effective technology works.

Weathering the storm: How finance provides a lifeline for SMEs in times of crisis

August 2022 - BLOG

The impacts of the war in Ukraine, coupled with the pandemic and climate change, are threatening the survival of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the world over. Finance is a critical lifeline, but can rural agri-SMEs access it?

 

“This is unprecedented”: IFAD’s Country Director in Pakistan reacts to the floods

August 2022 - BLOG

Following months of incessant rain, nearly one third of Pakistan is underwater. Millions of people are affected, thousands have died, and agriculture is at risk. IFAD’s Country Director in Pakistan reflects on what is happening on the ground.

Seeing change happen before our eyes in Guatemala and Honduras

August 2022 - BLOG

On a recent trip to Guatemala and Honduras with the US Ambassador to the UN agencies based in Rome, IFAD Country Director, René Castro, explains how smallholder farmers are transforming rural communities despite the challenges of climate change.

The proof is in the pudding: 3 ways to enhance evidence-based policymaking to sustainably transform food systems

July 2022 - BLOG

As the world experiences new and complex crises at an ever-increasing pace, we must back up decision-making with rigorous research and data. Here are three principles to bridge the divide between research and policy.

The latest food security and nutrition report paints a grim picture. Three IFAD experts react to the shocking figures

July 2022 - BLOG

The latest SOFI report shows that rather than moving towards zero hunger, evermore people are hungry. On the back of these disheartening results, three IFAD experts give their reactions to the report.

Designing projects from the ground up: Insights and lessons from Ethiopia

July 2022 - BLOG

At IFAD, we take a community-driven, bottom-up approach to project design. This creates a sense of ownership for rural communities and governments alike. A recent example from Ethiopia shows how government and communities came together to design investments in building resilience.

What it means to make “good” food: A conversation with Chef Dhondy

June 2022 - BLOG

Chef Anahita Dhondy is a passionate advocate for Parsi food – the rich cuisine of India’s Zoroastrian community to which she belongs – as well as for the use of local, seasonal, sustainable ingredients. We recently caught up with her to hear more about her work in and out of the kitchen.

Good food and good stories: A conversation with Chef Thomas Zacharias

June 2022 - BLOG

Chef Thomas Zacharias is a big fan of storytelling as a way to get people interested in fixing our food systems. We caught up with him to learn more about what drives him to tell the stories of the farmers he’s met and to champion local, seasonal, sustainable ingredients.

40 years of IFAD-China cooperation: Celebrating the past, envisioning the future

June 2022 - BLOG

IFAD and China are celebrating 40 years of cooperation. Over the last four decades, IFAD has supported China’s development and China has been a key supporter and champion of our work. Here, we look back on 40 years of achievement and look forward to where the next few decades will take us.

Grant-based development interventions are worth it. But how – and when?

June 2022 - BLOG

Conventional wisdom has long held that giving grants to small-scale farmers produces temporary gains at best. But recently, our research into a grants-based intervention employed by PRICE, an IFAD-funded initiative in Rwanda, found benefits that have lasted for five years and counting.

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