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Guide to finding IFAD financial data
September 2019
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IFAD is the only IFI with the specific mandate to eradicate poverty and hunger by investing in poor rural people through financial and technical assistance to agriculture and rural development projects in developing member states.
Speak Up, Report, Support
September 2019
Sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse is unacceptable and has no place in IFAD, including its operations and financed activities.
IFAD reaffirms its no tolerance policy.
A day in the life of a vegetable farmer in Lesotho
September 2019
Thabo Lefatle owns and runs a small vegetable farm in Lesotho’s Mafeteng district, south of the capital Maseru. He is one of 55,000 smallholder farmers in Lesotho who applied for and won public grants.
IFAD's 2019 Rural Development Report
June 2019
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Nearly 1 billion of the world’s 1.2 billion youth aged 15-24 reside in developing countries. Their numbers are growing far more rapidly in lower income countries than in higher income countries, particularly in rural areas.
Paxina Chileshe talks about climate adaptation
June 2019
Paxina Chileshe, climate change specialist at IFAD, talks about climate adaptation and smallholder farmers.
Mawira Chitima talks about water
June 2019
Mewira Chitima, water and infrastructure specialist at IFAD, talks about availability and access to water and rural infrastructure for resilience, market access and economic growth.
Massimo Giovanola talks about agricultural risk management
June 2019
Massimo Giovanola, risk management specialist at IFAD, talks about IFAD's innovative and holistic approach to agricultural risk management.
Harold Liversage talks about land tenure
June 2019
Harold Liversage, land tenure specialist at IFAD, talks about land and secured land rights for rural communities.
Antonio Rota talks about livestock
June 2019
Antonio Rota, livestock specialist at IFAD, talks about how livestock is important to marginalised people living in rural areas.
Pedro de Vasconcelos talks about remittances
June 2019
Pedro de Vasconcelos, remittances specialist at IFAD, talks about remittances and their impact on people living in rural areas.
Joyce Njoro talks about nutrition
June 2019
Joyce Njoro, nutrition specialist at IFAD, talks about the chronic impact of malnutrition and undernutrition.
From low to high: Increasing productivity and purchasing power in Kenya
May 2019
There are more than 7.5 million smallholder farmers in Kenya, accounting for about 75 per cent of the country's total agricultural output.
Guatemala: Leveling the playing field
May 2019
A group of courageous Guatemalan women set off in 2010 to form their own farming cooperative, "4Pinos" after facing discrimination in the men's cooperative.
Rwanda: Reducing food loss in a changing climate
April 2019
Farmers in Rwanda can lose around 30 per cent of their harvests before they even reach the market, due to a lack of adequate means to dry, store and transport the crops.
India: Barring Malnutrition
March 2019
With traditional crops abandoned for lucrative cash crops, malnutrition rates can quickly rise.
The Real Groundbreakers: Claudine from Rwanda
March 2019
Through the power of a women’s farming co-operative in Rwanda, Claudine is using new techniques and seeds for better cassava harvests.
The Real Groundbreakers: Rekha from India
March 2019
More school children are eating well because of Rekha, a business innovator in India who through a women’s cooperative is making nutrition bars with local rice.
The Real Groundbreakers: Irma from Guatemala
March 2019
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.
The Real Groundbreakers: Halimé Djimet, Chad
December 2018
Halimé Djimet is leading a collective of women in Chad to produce and market their sesame seed oil successfully.
Recipes for Change: Sesame Fish with Sorrel Sauce
December 2018
Traditional rainfall patterns are changing in Chad, making it increasingly difficult for the poorest populations who rely on small farming for subsistence, to successfully plant and harvest their crops.