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2020 Call for Nominations: Indigenous Peoples Awards
IFAD launches the first call for nominations for the Indigenous Peoples Awards to recognize the efforts and the achievements of development projects that successfully engage with Indigenous Peoples or ethnic minorities living in rural areas.
Annual Report 2019 reaffirms the importance of IFAD’s investments in challenging times
In 2020, the world is seeing once again that when crisis strikes, it is the poorest and most vulnerable people who suffer the most.
From project participant to project staff: Priscilla Torres’s story of growth
Although you won’t find the little village of Wowetta on any Internet map, it’s the centre of the universe for Priscilla Torres, a 37-year-old Wapishana woman. A very active and outspoken mother of three, Priscilla is a true community leader.
IFAD, Mars and ICRAF invest in sustainable farming research and development in Indonesia and the Philippines
A new project will focus on two raw materials critical to the livelihoods of small-scale producers: cocoa and palm oil
Angola and IFAD to promote sustainable agriculture and boost food security in the face of climate change
The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to boost agricultural productivity, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 218,000 rural families in Angola who are vulnerable to climate shocks.
Indigenous Peoples are crucial partners to build a better post–COVID-19 world, says IFAD President
Indigenous Peoples and their unique knowledge are essential to address the COVID-19 outbreak and to build a more sustainable, resilient world.
As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns
Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets.
Social media helps young rural Kenyan entrepreneurs battle the COVID-19 shutdown
Until COVID-19 hit in March, the G-Star Youth Group’s banana processing factory was buzzing with activity.
The Rural Youth Innovation Award honours young people who care about biodiversity, market access and the preservation of traditions
Rossana Polastri, Director of the Latin America and the Caribbean Division of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has announced the winners of the Rural Youth Innovation Award. This prize has been created by IFAD to strengthen and build the capacities of young people and to promote opportunities being created by young people who are already changing the rural landscape of the region.