Recursos

This paper analyses the channels through which growth reduces poverty by evaluating the relationship between the sectoral composition of economic growth and the rural-urban composition of poverty. 

This paper analyses the relation between urbanization and poverty reduction, by exploring the role of secondary towns, mega cities and rural non-agricultural sector in relation to poverty reduction.

Investments in smallholder goat development and related value chains are effective means to reduce poverty and increase the incomes of men and women from resource-poor households. They are also effective channels to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in remote mountainous
areas.
 

IFAD, with support from the Government of Norway, developed the Rural Women’s Leadership Programme (RWLP) to strengthen the role and voice of women leaders in rural organizations, including in policy dialogue. 

With funding from the German government, IFAD recently carried out a set of studies in Nigeria and Indonesia to determine how to
design nutrition-sensitive value chain (NSVC) projects for smallholders. Such projects seek to shape thedevelopment of value chains for
nutritious commodities in ways that are likely to address nutrition problems.

This publication presents IFAD’s first glossary of terms related to indigenous peoples. It has been developed jointly by specialized staff in the Office of the
Secretary (Language Services) and the Indigenous Peoples Desk in the Policy and Technical Advisory Division. The purpose of the glossary is to ensure
consistency and accuracy of terminology in English, French and Spanish, and standardize the terminology used in relation to indigenous peoples in official
documentation and publications, and in all aspects of meeting preparations. It is intended for use by IFAD staff, indigenous peoples' organizations and other
interested parties. Terms and definitions are accompanied by details of the source document and its date of publication.

The causes of gender discrimination pervade different aspects of our lives – social, economic, political, environmental – affecting gender roles and relations in domestic, productive and public domains and from the local to the international level. Time-bound development projects need to
address the cross-cutting and multifaceted nature of gender inequality through multiple entry points.

Las intervenciones en el sector agrícola para promover la igualdad entre los géneros y el empoderamiento de la mujer se centran principalmente en el fortalecimiento de las oportunidades económicas y la capacidad de adopción de decisiones de la mujer como agricultora o en grupo. Sin embargo, las mismas mujeres suelen quedar sin poder dentro del hogar.

Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) se centran en un conjunto interrelacionado de cuestiones que deben abordarse para erradicar el hambre y la pobreza y garantizar un futuro en el que nadie se quede atrás. El Foro Político de Alto Nivel de este año se centra en la "Transformación hacia sociedades sostenibles y resistentes". Se revisarán en profundidad los ODS relacionados con el agua (ODS6), la energía (ODS7), los asentamientos humanos (ODS11), el consumo y la producción responsables (ODS12), la vida en la tierra (ODS15) y las asociaciones (ODS17). En ese contexto, el mundo rural -donde viven la mayoría de las personas pobres y hambrientas- merece una atención especial.

La agricultura comienza con las semillas. Sin semillas no puede haber cultivos ni producción de alimentos. Cuando las cosechas son malas o las reservas se pierden, surge la inseguridad en materia de semillas, lo que puede afectar negativamente la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida.