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Solidarity and flexibility: IFAD-supported artisans produce masks and hairnets to fight coronavirus in Brazil
An organization of artisan women, facing a slowdown in their work due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, has begun to make protective gear for local health care workers.
Making sure rural communities won't be left behind in the response to COVID-19
Whenever crisis strikes, it is invariably the poor and the vulnerable who suffer most. In many cases, they are directly affected by crisis; in other cases, their lives are made harder by the economic consequences. Often it is both. We have seen this time and time again.
Dealing with the COVID-19 Crisis - Episode 6
We’re coming to you ahead of schedule with an extra edition: an interview with IFAD’s President Gilbert Houngbo on how the novel coronavirus has impacted IFAD’s work.
Don’t allow the coronavirus to open up another front
What started as a health crisis could turn into a food crisis unless we take measures now. Preventing a food crisis is key to maintaining the strength to fight back.
Recipes For Change: Chef Bowerman’s take on cooking from home under lockdown
As the world adjusts to life with COVID-19, we’re asking our Recipes for Change chefs to share some world-class recipes that you can make with ingredients you’ve already got in your home cupboard. Michelin-starred Chef Cristina Bowerman shares two simple and nutritious recipes involving chickpeas.
Changing lives in times of uncertainty: how innovative agriculture builds resilience
As countries prepare for the pandemic the mandate of a rural development organization may seem to some not particularly relevant to the current crisis.
Serving the rural poor in the time of physical distancing: Staying safe, well – and connected
It has been three weeks since COVID-19 has drastically altered the daily lives of IFAD staff headquartered in Rome and stationed around the world.