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"Our first line of action against climate change, hunger and poverty is prosperous rural communities. Investing in small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs is the most effective way to unlock the immense potential of Africa’s agriculture and food systems for all," said Alvaro Lario, President IFAD heading to the G7 Agriculture Ministers meeting starting in Syracuse tomorrow.

In this episode, we dive into the innovations farmers are using to transform East and Southern Africa's food systems for the better.

Amid challenges like hunger, debt, inequality, and climate change, Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD, urges world leaders at the UN's Summit of the Future in New York to “recognize that a lack of resources is not the greatest barrier – it is the political determination to invest in solutions at the scale needed".

IFAD, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and two of Japan's leading companies, coffee manufacturer UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.,Ltd. and trading company Marubeni Corporation, launched a pilot project to support small-scale coffee producers in Tanzania to sustainably increase their production.

Thanks to a new participatory planning process, Mang village has become an example of sustainable, inclusive development in action – and its people have renewed reason for hope.