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In many parts of the world, full participation in society – including the ability to earn an income – is still dependent on owning (or having the rights to) land.

A unique opportunity for China to advance its agricultural and rural transformation agenda.

For rural people, especially low-income rural people, land and livelihood are one and the same.

Reflecting on the fundamental role that sustainable food production and consumption plays in promoting food security and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

I grew up knowing that Sri Lankan tea was truly something special. People all across my native Egypt competed with each other to bring home those packages with the trademark “Ceylon Tea” stamped on the side.

Four years ago, the residents of Chiquicha were just gathering the first fruits of an irrigation project.

World Environment Day is a day set aside to raise awareness about environmental issues and encourage protective action. This year’s theme is “Time for Nature.”

Marie-Aude Even, senior regional technical specialist in agronomy at IFAD, talks about crops development.

Putso Nyathi, senior regional technical specialist in agronomy at IFAD for the east and southern Africa region, talks about agronomy.

This year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity is “Our Solutions are in Nature.”

Climate change is contributing to increasing temperatures and droughts in Nepal, where corn and tomatoes are a staple food.

This call for proposals is to select a recipient or consortium of recipients to receive a three-year IFAD grant financing to implement the project: Stepping up IFAD’s gender transformative agenda - Women’s land rights (WLR) initiative, for a total amount of up to US$3 million.

The inclusion of land tenure-related indicators in the SDGs has drawn increased attention to the topic.

Harold Liversage, land tenure specialist at IFAD, talks about land and secured land rights for rural communities.

Anyone who stops by Berefet notices how local people cherish the community garden in this small village in the western Gambia.

In the Chencha region of southern Ethiopia, erosion continues to be a pressing concern for the Gamo people, one of the main indigenous tribes of Ethiopia. The Gamo people live in the highland area and primarily practice mixed agriculture and weaving.

Irma, a young Q’eqchi woman and farmer from Guatemala, is working to reforest over 400 hectares of land damaged by climate change, illegal logging and fires.

An impact fund with an innovative approach for attracting much needed capital to the rural areas of developing countries will be launched today at the annual meeting of Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Almost half the world's agricultural workers are women, yet they own less land than men. Farmer Awa Jagne speaks about how access to land has changed her life.