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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.

2022: Resilience in the face of adversity

December 2022

As we near the end of 2022, IFAD looks back on some of the themes that defined a year of dramatic change. 

Three innovative farming solutions made possible through South-South and Triangular Cooperation

December 2022

The importance of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation and three ways it changed the lives of smallholder farmers.

Lasting traditions: How Dao healers are custodians of indigenous knowledge and the natural environment

December 2022

In Viet Nam the Dao people treat ailments with local herbs, forest products and generational knowledge.

Rural people in crisis: The latest news from IFAD

December 2022

Rural people are still paying the highest price for the rise in food, fertilizer and fuel costs. The Crisis Response Initiative was set up as part of IFAD's ongoing efforts to build rural people's resilience to these shocks. Here are selected highlights on the crisis from our teams in the field.

In Sierra Leone, social inclusion that leaves no one behind

December 2022

In Sierra Leone, IFAD helps persons with disabilities overcome the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic through farming.

Funding resilience in The Gambia

December 2022

In The Gambia, the second phase of IFAD’s Rural Poor Stimulus Facility helps vulnerable communities get back on their feet after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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