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From tulips to tomatoes: Technology empowers women in Asia

March 2023

In Pakistan and Bangladesh women are harnessing technology to connect to the world and build a business, one click at a time.

What difference does rural investment make to the world’s poorest people?

February 2023

As we begin our 13th replenishment, our Report on IFAD’s Development Effectiveness ensures we continue to efficiently invest in rural people, protect the planet and leave no one behind.

From coca leaves to cocoa beans: How farmers in the Peruvian Amazon are innovating using digital tools

February 2023

In Peru, IFAD-funded project helps small-scale farmers connect to new markets and access technical assistance online.

Rural people in Sudan call time on water wars

February 2023

As the climate crisis takes hold and water scarcity sparks conflict, rural people in Sudan are finding ways toward peace and equitable resource management.

Meet the winners of the Indigenous Peoples Awards 2023

February 2023

Through the Indigenous Peoples Awards, IFAD celebrates inspirational development projects that partnered with and made a real difference to indigenous communities in 2022

Georgia and Kyrgyzstan: sustained efforts toward collective community pasture management

February 2023

Pastoral communities in Georgia and Kyrgyzstan work hand in hand with IFAD to make land use more equitable, productive and sustainable.

How smallholder farmers in Madagascar, Burkina Faso and Eswatini endured the coronavirus pandemic

January 2023

When covid-19 brought the world to a standstill, IFAD helped farmers’ organizations adopt new ways of operating amid a global pandemic.

Putting rural people in the development driving seat in Ethiopia

January 2023

In Ethiopia, community driven development puts small-scale farmers in charge of identifying what they need to prosper and how development funding should be used. 

The Tunisian woman who weaved her way to a better life

January 2023

In rural Tunisia women are breaking free of gender norms and building successful businesses to provide for their families.

Fish farming brings prosperity in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

January 2023

Lao farmers are working hand in hand with IFAD to change rural fortunes through fish farming.

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