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Buenas prácticas en la labor del FIDA con los pueblos indígenas

febrero 2021

En este documento se presentan buenas prácticas de la labor del FIDA con los pueblos indígenas en el marco de los proyectos de inversión, así como en el contexto de los pequeños proyectos financiados por medio del Fondo de Apoyo a los Pueblos Indígenas.

Las Personas Detrás De Cada Plato

febrero 2021

Las personas que encontrará en este libro son todos participantes de proyectos del FIDA que provienen de algunas de las comunidades más frágiles y remotas del mundo. 

Túnez: Detectar el cambio con la teleobservación

enero 2021

Este estudio de caso presenta un análisis realizado para el Proyecto de Desarrollo Agropastoral y de las Cadenas de Valor Conexas en la Gobernación de Médenine PRODEFIL (Túnez), financiado por el FIDA.

Sierra Leone: Fighting fires with rice paddies

enero 2021

This GIS study shows that the development of rice paddies in Sierra Leone has led to fewer forest fires.

INSURED Uganda country update: Feasibility study on agricultural insurance for oilseed farmers

enero 2021

What risks and challenges do small-scale producers of oilseeds in Uganda face, and could agricultural insurance help them manage and mitigate those risks?

Iniciativa para la Sostenibilidad, la Estabilidad y la Seguridad en África (Iniciativa 3S)

enero 2021

Este folleto ofrece una visión general de la Iniciativa para la Sostenibilidad, la Estabilidad y la Seguridad en África.

El FIDA y el Programa Marco del Fondo Verde para el Clima para la Iniciativa de la Gran Muralla Verde (GCF-GGW)

enero 2021

Este folleto ofrece una visión general de la iniciativa GCF-GGW.

Programa de Resiliencia Rural

enero 2021

Este folleto ofrece una visión general del Programa de Resiliencia Rural (2RP), un innovador programa marco que consolidará múltiples fuentes de financiación orientada a los pequeños productores y sus comunidades.  

Directrices operativas sobre la participación del FIDA en el desarrollo de la cadena de valor en favor de los pobres

enero 2021

These guidelines address recommendations on ensuring that IFAD’s pro-poor value chain development projects reach out to women and the very poor, apply a programmatic approach when needed, promote an inclusive value chain governance, work with the appropriate expertise and partners, and build capacity for implementation.

La ventaja de la pequeña ganadería: Un punto de entrada sostenible para abordar los ODS en las zonas rurales

enero 2021

This report presents selected achievements and lessons learned from the growing portfolio of small livestock investments supported by IFAD. 

Adaptation Framework Tool

enero 2021

The Adaptation Framework is a repository of adaptation actions for small-scale agriculture, including livestock, forestry, and fisheries. It provides an approach for incorporating adaptation practices into project design.

Mid-term review of IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme

diciembre 2020

This mid-term review assesses the extent to which the design and results to date of the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) are relevant for farmers facing climate change. 

Managing agricultural risk through remittances: the case of Senegal

diciembre 2020
This feasibility study explains the role of remittances in agricultural risk management.

Fondo de inversión Yield Uganda Investment Fund (YUIF): Informe Anual 2020

diciembre 2020

Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy. The sector has however seen underperformance over recent years in comparison to other sectors within the economy due to the low level of value addition through processing facilities and also a lack of commercial private enterprises, thereby resulting in weak employment creation.

Research Series Issue 64: How the adoption of drought-tolerant rice varieties impacts households in a non-drought year: Evidence from Nepal

diciembre 2020

Stress-tolerant rice varieties (STRVs) are bred to be high yielding and tolerant to climate shocks such as drought. 

Cumbre de los Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas 2021: participación del FIDA y mensajes clave

diciembre 2020

Una guía para la Cumbre y un resumen de los principales mensajes del FIDA sobre los sistemas alimentarios.

Gender transformative approaches for food security, improved nutrition and sustainable agriculture – A compendium of fifteen good practices

diciembre 2020

The Compendium is a product of the Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition implemented by FAO, IFAD and WFP and funded by the European Union.

Policy Brief sobre política: El impacto de la COVID-19 en los mercados de productos básicos y de alimentos en Tanzania

diciembre 2020

These reviews provide a summary of results and actionable policy recommendations to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and build resilience against future pandemic outbreaks.

Panorama de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de América Latina y el Caribe 2020

diciembre 2020

El informe de FAO, FIDA, OPS/WHO, UNICEF y PMA, examina el impacto del hambre, la seguridad alimentaria y la malnutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. El informe centra  su análisis en las desigualdades territoriales y haciendo un llamamiento a los países para que prioricen en sus políticas y planes de inversión a los territorios rezagados.

Disponible en otros idiomas: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Investing in rural people in Papua New Guinea

noviembre 2020
IFAD’s strategy in Papua New Guinea is to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers by increasing production volumes and quality, and to improve access to markets, technologies and services in order to increase farmers’ share of added value.

Strengthening sorghum and millet value chains for food, nutritional and income security in arid and semi‑arid lands of Kenya and United Republic of Tanzania (SOMNI)

noviembre 2020

Sorghum, finger millet and pearl millet are the most important staple foods for most households in the semi-arid tropics of East Africa, as these crops grow in harsh environments where other crops do not grow well. 

Investing in rural people in Indonesia

noviembre 2020

Over the last 40 years, IFAD and the Government of Indonesia have invested more than US$1 billion in rural people to strengthen inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth. 

Análisis del déficit de financiación climática para la agricultura en pequeña escala

noviembre 2020

En un mundo que cambia rápidamente, la agricultura está en el centro del desarrollo sostenible. En la década que queda para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, el mundo se enfrenta a una serie de riesgos, pero también hay muchas oportunidades.

Red de Innovación del FIDA

noviembre 2020

La Red de Innovación del FIDA es un espacio informal, democrático y no jerárquico para compartir ideas, buenas prácticas, herramientas y lecciones aprendidas sobre la innovación en el FIDA.

Climate change and small-scale farming: The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)

octubre 2020

IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) is the largest multi-donor global fund specifically dedicated to enabling smallholder farmers to adapt and build their resilience to climate change.

El programa FO4ACP

octubre 2020

El programa FO4ACP tiene por objetivo aumentar los ingresos y mejorar los medios de vida, la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional y la protección de los agricultores familiares y los pequeños campesinos organizados en los países de África, el Caribe y el Pacífico reforzando las organizaciones regionales, nacionales y locales de agricultores.

 

Política de actuación del FIDA en relación con los pueblos indígenas

octubre 2020

Indigenous peoples, living in rural areas of developing countries and facing high levels of poverty and food insecurity, are an important constituency for IFAD.

In working with them, we have learned the importance of recognizing the diversity and distinctiveness of peoples and rural communities and of valuing and building on their cultural identity as an asset and economic potential. Thirty years after IFAD made its first loan in support of indigenous peoples, we are better equipped to strengthen our links with these communities.

Informe del estudio de casos del Sistemas de Garantía Participativa

octubre 2020

Tras varios años de colaboración entre el FIDA y Slow Food sobre temas relacionados con la seguridad alimentaria, los pueblos indígenas y los jóvenes, en 2017, el FIDA aprobó "Empoderamiento de los jóvenes indígenas y sus comunidades para que defiendan y promuevan su patrimonio alimentario", un gran proyecto de donaciones que será ejecutado por Slow Food a lo largo de tres años.

Grant Results Sheet: Strengthening capacity to assess the impact of tenure security measures on IFAD-supported and other projects within the SDG framework

octubre 2020

IFAD partnered with the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and UN-Habitat to conceptualize and develop gender-responsive and fit-for-purpose tools and approaches to evaluate the impact of land tenure and governance interventions.

Desigualdad digital de género en América Latina y el Caribe

octubre 2020
La revolución tecnológica ha hecho posible que la conectividad digital también llegue a zonas rurales. 

CFS policy database

octubre 2020

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together to ensure food security and nutrition for all.

Crowdfunding Malian diaspora remittances to finance rural entrepreneurship

octubre 2020
This case study examines a pilot initiative carried out by the IFAD-supported FIER project in Mali, together with the Babyloan crowdfunding platform, to leverage diaspora remittances abroad as a way to support rural entrepreneurship in the home country. 

Investing in rural people in the Kyrgyz Republic

septiembre 2020

IFAD has invested in rural development in the Kyrgyz Republic since 1996.

Investing in rural people in China

septiembre 2020

IFAD is the only one of China’s development partners dedicated exclusively to reducing poverty and increasing food and nutrition security in rural areas.

Impact Assessment: Strengthening Local Development in the Highlands and High Rainforest Areas Project (PSSA)

septiembre 2020
PSSA aimed to unlock rural development and poverty reduction in Peru by supporting the design and implementation of business plans created by Producer Associations, targeting two of the country’s poorest regions.

Scaling sustainable land management: A collection of SLM technologies and approaches in Northern Uganda and beyond

agosto 2020
This collection of data on sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches includes relevant information on different SLM practices, their implementation details, and their ecological and socio-economic benefits and disadvantages.

Research Series Issue 63: The adoption of improved agricultural technologies - A meta-analysis for Africa

agosto 2020
 In this paper, particular attention is given to the identification and promotion of productivity and resilience enhancing agricultural practices. 

The future of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

agosto 2020
Population growth, rapid urbanization, and a young population are major trends shaping the future of African agriculture.

AR4D-PRUNSAR 2019 Consolidated Report

agosto 2020

The Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR) programme is currently one of the most significant ongoing AR4D programmes. It has a budget of almost US$40 million, mainly from the European Union, of which US$8 million is a contribution from IFAD.

COVID-19 Learning Notes

agosto 2020

Learning lessons as the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, and providing timely knowledge-driven feedback to development practitioners and decision-makers, is perhaps as important as delivering IFAD’s COVID-19 package itself.

Investing in rural people in Moldova

agosto 2020
Collaboration between the Republic of Moldova and IFAD began in 1999. IFAD has supported seven projects totalling US$196.8 million, with IFAD financing of US$109.2 million.

Informe de la séptima reunión mundial del Foro Campesino celebrada en el FIDA

julio 2020
Los días 6, 7, 10 y 11 de febrero de 2020, se celebró la séptima reunión mundial del Foro Campesino, en coincidencia con el 43.° período de sesiones del Consejo de Gobernadores del FIDA.

Una década de reducción de la pérdida de alimentos

julio 2020

El 14 % de la producción mundial de alimentos se pierde antes de llegar al consumidor. Las pérdidas de alimentos afectan de manera desproporcionada a los países en desarrollo, amenazando los medios de vida de las personas, especialmente las que dependen de la agricultura.

La ventaja de la seguridad de la tenencia de la tierra: Un activo catalizador para la transformación rural sostenible e inclusiva

julio 2020
La Ventaja de la Seguridad de la Tenencia de la Tierra presenta un panorama general de la participación del FIDA en la seguridad de la tenencia de la tierra para los pobres de las zonas rurales.

Informe Anual del FIDA 2019

julio 2020

Conozca más sobre cómo la labor y las inversiones del FIDA están ayudando a abordar los desafíos mundiales de hoy y del futuro.

Grant Results Sheet: Land and Natural Resources Tenure Security Learning Initiative for East and Southern Africa – Phase 2 (TSLI-ESA 2)

julio 2020
This initiative's goal was to develop and disseminate innovative tools and approaches to strengthen tenure security in target communities using low-cost and gender-sensitive technologies. 

The IFAD–India partnership

julio 2020

India is a founding member of IFAD, and the IFAD–India partnership spans more than 40 years. India is not only the largest recipient of IFAD’s investments, but also a significant contributor,

How to prevent land use conflicts in pastoral areas

julio 2020
This How-to-do Note focuses on how conflicts over land and natural resources in pastoral areas can be prevented or transformed into positive outcomes. 

GeoGroup

julio 2020

IFAD’s community of practice for geospatial applications aims to enhance IFAD’s operations and impact through systematic integration of geospatial tools, methods and data analytics. 

ICT4D

julio 2020

The objective of IFAD’s ICT4D strategy is to provide a framework for leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) to increase development impact and improve the economic and the social conditions of rural people.

FARM-D

julio 2020

The Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development (FARM-D) is a Community of Practice managed by the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) for knowledge exchange on agricultural risk management in developing countries.

Farmers' Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific - FO4ACP

julio 2020

The overall objective of the FO4ACP programme is to increase income and to improve livelihoods, food and nutrition security and safety of organized smallholder and family farmers in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.

The Gender Network

julio 2020
The Gender Network, with more than 2,000 members, has the goal of increasing IFAD’s impact on gender equality and strengthen women’s empowerment in poor rural areas. 

How to do note: Gender and pastoralism

julio 2020
This HTDN complements the IFAD Toolkit along with the 2018 HTDN on Pastoralism, which highlights the importance of gender in pastoral production systems.

El Estado de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición en el Mundo 2020

julio 2020

Transformación de los sistemas alimentarios para que promuevan dietas asequibles y saludables.

Integración de los jóvenes en las operaciones del FIDA: Guía del profesional

julio 2020

Este informe ofrece una orientación práctica sobre cómo el FIDA puede apoyar la participación de los jóvenes marginados, prestando especial atención a sus diversas y complejas necesidades y abordando las causas reales de su discriminación.

How post offices can leverage the impact of remittances: A set of working papers

junio 2020
This set of three working papers explores ways to maximize the impact of remittances delivered through post offices.

SAFIN Annual Progress Report 2019

junio 2020
For SAFIN, the year 2019 was a time of learning from experience and from dialogue.

Research Series Issue 62: The spillover effects of seed producer groups on non-member farmers in mid-hill communities of Nepal

junio 2020
Rice farmers in the mid-hills region of Nepal are vulnerable to drought, which can drastically reduce yields. Stress-tolerant rice varieties can mitigate this vulnerability, as can having a high seed replacement rate and using best management practices in rice cultivation.

The Russian Federation-IFAD Partnership

junio 2020
The Russian Federation and IFAD share a common commitment to reducing poverty, improving food security and achieving more sustainable economic growth for small-scale farmers and other vulnerable rural populations.

Impact Assessment: Gente de Valor – Rural Communities Development Project in the Poorest Areas of the State of Bahia

mayo 2020

The Rural Communities Development in the Poorest Areas of the State of Bahia (Project Gente de Valor) was designed to strengthen the capacity of rural communities to thrive in the drought-prone environment of Brazil's north-east region through improved access to water, increased productive capacity, and empowerment of participating communities. 

Renewable Energy for Smallholder Agriculture (RESA)

mayo 2020
This document presents an approach for mainstreaming renewable energy technologies in IFAD's operations as a way to speed up rural poverty alleviation efforts. 

Projet pour Accélérer l’Atteinte de l’OMD1c ‘‘PROPA-O’’ - Les resultats

mayo 2020

L’objectif principal du PROPA-O est d’accélérer les progrès vers la réalisation des OMD-1c; en l’occurrence réduire de moitié la proportion des personnes qui souffrent de la faim à l’horizon 2015 au Burundi.

 

 

Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in the Near East and North Africa 2019

mayo 2020
This report explores food systems in the Arab States and the policies that support them. 

Uganda: Impact Assessment of the Small and Medium Agribusiness Development Fund (SMADF), Baseline Report No. 1: Sesaco Ltd.

mayo 2020

This is a baseline report for the impact assessment of the Yield Uganda Investment Fund (YUIF), an investment fund that provides targeted financing to small and medium agribusinesses (SMAs) to help them overcome barriers to accessing capital.

Uganda: Impact Assessment of the Small and Medium Agribusiness Development Fund (SMADF), Baseline Report No. 2: Central Coffee Farmers Association (CECOFA)

mayo 2020
Baseline report for the impact assessment of the Yield Investment Uganda Fund (YUF), an investment fund that provides targeted financing to small and medium agribusinesses (SMAs) to help them overcome barriers to accessing capital.

The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund)

mayo 2020

The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) invests in smallholder farmers and rural small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries to support sustainable and inclusive agricultural value chains. 

Investing in rural people in Sao Tome and Principe

marzo 2020
IFAD remains one of the most important technical and financial partners in Sao Tome and Principe's rural sector, and its work has sparked the development of strategies and mechanisms to support poor rural populations, especially women, and their effective inclusion in relevant development interventions.

Donaciones del FIDA: Una visión general guiada de las prácticas y procedimientos de gestión financiera

marzo 2020

Este curso tiene como objetivo proporcionar a los beneficiarios de las donaciones del FIDA una orientación clara sobre los requisitos de gestión financiera durante la implementación del proyecto.

Historias desde el terreno: Agricultura innovadora

marzo 2020
Creando oportunidades para los empresarios y agricultores rurales de la región del sub-Mekong.

Good Practice Brief: Fostering sustainability and resilience for food security in Niger

marzo 2020
This brief highlights a project in Niger that is tackling climate change and land degradation and scaling up sustainable natural resource management for family farming.

Resilient Food Systems 2018-2019 Annual Report

marzo 2020
Discover how the Resilient Food Systems programme is enhancing long-term sustainability and resilience for food security in sub-Saharan Africa.

Acelerar la generación de conocimientos para la toma de decisiones basada en datos

febrero 2020
La Inteligencia Artificial (IA) ofrece un gran potencial para que las instituciones financieras internacionales aceleren la generación de conocimientos y fortalezcan la toma de decisiones basada en datos. 

Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains: The role of climate-resilient infrastructures for SMEs

febrero 2020

This study reviews evidence on initiatives that invest in climate-resilient infrastructure to support smallholder farmer organizations and agribusinesses in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) category and, ultimately, to foster inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chains. Case studies from the BRACED and ASAP programmes across sub-Saharan Africa are presented.

Informe de Género e Inclusión Social: Región Andina

febrero 2020
Las desigualdades de género todavía están muy marcadas en los países andinos a pesar de la mayor atención que se está dando a la igualdad de género y el empoderamiento de la mujer. 

Brief on Gender and Social Inclusion: East and Southern Africa

febrero 2020
This report summarizes the key facts about, and current observations on, the status of gender and social inclusion within the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region.

Razones para invertir en el FIDA: Invertir en la prosperidad rural, en la alimentación y en la resiliencia para reducir la pobreza y el hambre en un contexto de cambio climático.

febrero 2020

Hoy en día nos encontramos ante una encrucijada decisiva: los progresos históricos realizados en la reducción del hambre se han estancado y se están revirtiendo los logros alcanzados en los últimos decenios. 

China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility - Approved proposals: second call

febrero 2020

Established in February 2018 and entirely devoted to smallholder agriculture and rural development, the China-IFAD SSTC Facility is taking concrete actions to alleviate rural poverty, enhance rural productivity, advance rural transformation and promote investments among developing countries. 

El FIDA y las organizaciones campesinas - Asociación en marcha: 2016-2019

febrero 2020
Informe para la reunión mundial del Foro Campesino celebrada coincidiendo con el 43° período de sesiones del Consejo de Gobernadores del FIDA.

Policy brief - Enabling Family Farming to speed progress across the 2030 Agenda

enero 2020
Evidence suggests that smallholder family farms are more sustainable, better at protecting biodiversity, more inclusive and more productive per unit of land than other kinds of farms.

El FIDA de un vistazo

enero 2020
El FIDA es la única institución multilateral de desarrollo que se centra exclusivamente en transformar las economías rurales y los sistemas alimentarios. El FIDA opera en regiones remotas de países en desarrollo y en situaciones de fragilidad, donde pocos organismos de ayuda o instituciones financieras internacionales se aventuran.
Disponible en otros idiomas: Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Italian

"Los rostros del empoderamiento" oto reportaje sobre las beneficiarias del Programa Conjunto para el Empoderamiento Económico de las Mujeres Rurales

diciembre 2019
Este reportaje fotográfico describe los diferentes tipos de cambios en la vida de las mujeres que participan en el JP RWEE.

Serie de investigaciones 61: The narrative on rural youth and economic opportunities in Africa: facts, myths and gaps

diciembre 2019

En este documento se examinan la situación de los jóvenes de las zonas rurales y las oportunidades económicas de África, utilizando un conjunto de documentos de políticas de varios países africanos y organizaciones regionales e internacionales.

Serie de investigaciones 60: Invertir en los jóvenes de las zonas rurales en el Cercano Oriente, África del Norte, Europa y Asia Central

diciembre 2019
Los países de la región del Cercano Oriente, África del Norte, Europa y Asia Central, se enfrentan a un sin número de problemas sociales, económicos y políticos que han paralizado sus procesos de transformación estructural y rural. 

Serie de investigaciones 59: La situación de los jóvenes rurales en América Latina y el Caribe

diciembre 2019

Este estudio ofrece una idea general de la situación que los jóvenes rurales viven en América Latina y el Caribe.

Research Series Issue 58: Investing in rural youth in the Asia and the Pacific region

diciembre 2019

This study characterizes the structural and rural transformation of the Asia and the Pacific region.

Research Series Issue 57: Unlocking the potential of rural youth: the role of policies and institutions

diciembre 2019

This study presents a framework to analyse the political economy of rural youth policy and institutions’ opportunity space with a quadrant that measures the extent to which rural youth are a priority in policies and institutions versus the extent that governments have to effectively implement rural youth policies.

Research Series Issue 56: The impact of migrants’ remittances and investment on rural youth

diciembre 2019

This study analyses how migrants positively contribute to the sustainable economic development of rural youth in their countries of origin.

Research Series Issue 55: Rural youth: determinants of migration throughout the world

diciembre 2019

This study takes a unique look at the determinants of youth migration across seven different countries using recently collected data.

Serie de investigaciones 54: La juventud rural en el contexto de la fragilidad y el conflicto

diciembre 2019

Si bien los conflictos suelen definirse como "lo opuesto al desarrollo", generalmente hay una falta de información que se centre solo en los jóvenes que viven en las zonas rurales.

Research Series Issue 53: Youth access to land, migration and employment opportunities: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

diciembre 2019

This study examines the intersections between youth access to land, migration decisions and employment opportunities in various African countries.

Research Series Issue 52: Information and communication technologies and rural youth

diciembre 2019

This analysis reviews existing research on the impact of digital initiatives on youth in the education, agriculture, financial and employment sectors.

Serie de investigaciones 51: La financiación inclusiva y los jóvenes rurales

diciembre 2019

En este estudio se analiza la financiación inclusiva y a la juventud rural mediante una investigación de vanguardia con nuevas ideas y enfoques que han surgido a lo largo de los años en este campo.

Research Series Issue 50: Rural transformation and the double burden of malnutrition among rural youth in developing countries

diciembre 2019

In this study, we show that rural transformation processes are associated with improvements in rural youth nutrition – malnutrition and underweight – in nearly all regions, although the pace of change varies considerably across countries.

Serie de investigación 49: Clima y empleo para los jóvenes rurales

diciembre 2019

El cambio climático es importante para todos los jóvenes. Es particularmente importante para aquellos cuyos medios de vida dependen de la agricultura.  Este estudio demuestra que la adaptación al cambio climático es factible y que las opciones aumentan a medida que aparecen nuevas tecnologías y enfoques de gestión.

Research Series Issue 48: Rural youth, today and tomorrow

diciembre 2019

Research on rural youth aspirations suggests that many young people are not averse to agriculture as such, but to agriculture’s current neglected condition

Research Series Issue 47: Landscapes of rural youth opportunity

diciembre 2019

This study is motivated by the consistent portrayal of agriculture and the broader rural economy in Africa as domains of opportunity for rural youth. 

Research Series Issue 46: Economic participation of rural youth: what matters?

diciembre 2019

A key lesson is that lack of technical skills does not seem to be the biggest obstacle youth face in entering the labour force. Evidence on agricultural extension programmes suggests that peer-to-peer learning works best.

Serie de investigaciones 45: Rural youth inclusion, empowerment and participation

diciembre 2019
Este estudio se centra en la participación en los procesos de toma de decisiones y en cómo se podrían beneficiar los jóvenes del medio rural de sus conclusiones en proyectos e iniciativas de desarrollo.

Research Series Issue 44: Gender, rural youth and structural transformation: evidence to inform innovative youth programming

diciembre 2019

This study analyses sex-disaggregated data from various countries to characterize rural youths’ transition to adulthood by gender. 

Research Series Issue 43: Youth agrifood system employment in developing countries: a gender-differentiated spatial approach

diciembre 2019

Little is known about the economic activities of rural youth. This study provides empirical evidence on this gap in literature. 

Research Series Issue 42: What drives rural youth welfare? The role of spatial, economic, and household factors

diciembre 2019

This study uses the concept of the Rural Opportunity Space from economic geography literature to shed light on these questions. 

Research Series Issue 41: The demography of rural youth in developing countries

diciembre 2019

Building on United Nations data, this study analyses how past growth of the youth population was dramatic in Asia and the Pacific, while projections suggest a sharp rise in the youth population of sub-Saharan Africa until 2050.  

Informe de evaluación del impacto en el marco de la FIDA10: panorama general

diciembre 2019

Este informe ofrece los resultados de estos esfuerzos para evaluar el impacto corporativo de las inversiones del FIDA para el período de la Décima Reposición de Recursos del FIDA (FIDA10) de 2016 a 2018.

PARM Final Report (2014-2019)

diciembre 2019
Read this final programme report for more information on the PARM processes and achievements in each country.

Investing in rural people in Pakistan

diciembre 2019

Since IFAD began its operations in Pakistan in 1978, the focus has been on combating rural poverty by promoting integrated participatory rural development.

Guía práctica - Cómo efectuar una evaluación rápida del mercado ganadero: guía para profesionales

diciembre 2019
Con la presente guía se capacita a los equipos de diseño de proyectos en las habilidades y herramientas básicas que les permitirán: i) determinar el tipo de datos que se necesita obtener; ii) seleccionar los métodos y la combinación acertada de herramientas para recolectar los datos, y iii) organizar y presentar los resultados para que puedan incorporarse al diseño de los proyectos. 

Investing in rural people in Nepal

diciembre 2019

Nepal was one of the first countries to benefit from IFAD loans, beginning in 1978.

El Informe sobre la Acción Climática 2019

diciembre 2019

El Informe sobre la Acción Climática 2019 presenta un panorama general de la labor del FIDA en materia del cambio climático e informa sobre los progresos, desafíos y logros.

La ventaja de América Latina y el Caribe - La agricultura familiar: un factor decisivo para lograr la resiliencia de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición

diciembre 2019
Según un nuevo informe presentado hoy por el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola (FIDA), los proyectos de desarrollo que integran las inversiones en los pueblos indígenas rurales, los jóvenes y las mujeres con medidas para adaptarse al cambio climático tienen más probabilidades de tener éxito en América Latina y el Caribe.

A manual in mobilizing migrant resources towards agricultural development in the Philippines

noviembre 2019
This manual discusses the strategy, lessons learned and recommendations of Atikha in scaling up initiatives in mobilizing migrant resources towards agriculture development in the country. 

The West and Central Africa Advantage: Fighting fragility for smallholder resilience

noviembre 2019

A new report from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that by working with women, men, young people and indigenous peoples as change agents we are best placed to beat back the impact of climate change on rural communities in West and Central Africa (WCA).

La ventaja de la pesca y la acuicultura: Promoción de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición y aumento de los ingresos y el empoderamiento

noviembre 2019

En el presente informe se exponen una serie de logros y enseñanzas extraídas de la creciente cartera de inversiones en los sectores de la pesca y la acuicultura que cuentan con el apoyo del FIDA.

Investir dans les populations rurales en République de Côte d’Ivoire

noviembre 2019

Depuis 1984, le FIDA a investi 174,65 millions d’USD dans 11 programmes et projets en Côte d’Ivoire, pour un financement total de 384,37 millions d’USD.

Technologies for Climate-Resilient Smallholder Agriculture: Sharing practices from Brazil with Africa

noviembre 2019

Brazil and Africa share similar environmental, climate and social conditions, and both face similar development challenges. This creates interesting opportunities for South-South collaboration through technology transfer in several areas, including agriculture, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and value chains development.

Exploring the advantages of blockchain technology for smallholder farming

octubre 2019
This briefing note is intended as a primer on blockchain and a spur to begin considering how best to capitalize on blockchain technology to achieve IFAD’s objectives. 

Guía práctica: Incorporar la nutrición a los programas sobre oportunidades estratégicas nacionales y los proyectos de inversión en la fase de diseño

octubre 2019

This How-to-do Note is a practical step by step operational guidance on mainstreaming nutrition in IFAD-supported country strategies and investment projects for use by IFAD staff, consultants and partners.

Research Series Issue 40: Local-economy impacts of cash crop promotion

octubre 2019
This is the first study to quantify the general equilibrium impacts of introducing a new cash crop into a poor isolated economy, including impacts on environmentally sensitive fishing activities.

The Food Loss Reduction Advantage: Building sustainable food systems

septiembre 2019
Around one third of the food globally produced is estimated to be lost or wasted along the supply chain. These losses affect disproportionally developing countries.

Food loss analysis: causes and solutions - Case studies on maize and rice in the Democratic Republic of Congo

septiembre 2019

The objective of these studies is to estimate the qualitative and quantitative losses, to highlight the critical points of loss and to identify the main causes of the losses.

Food loss analysis: causes and solutions – The Republic of Uganda. Beans, maize, and sunflower studies

septiembre 2019

This report illustrates the food loss assessment studies undertaken along the maize, sunflower and beans supply chains in Uganda in 2015-16 and 2016-17. 

Food loss analysis: causes and solutions – Case studies on sorghum, maize and cowpea in Burkina Faso

septiembre 2019

The objective of this study is to estimate the qualitative and quantitative losses along the sorghum, maize and cowpea supply chains, to highlight the critical points of losses and to identify the main causes of the losses. 

Research Series Issue 39: Smallholder farming, growth linkages, structural transformation and poverty reduction

septiembre 2019
There are different views around the future of smallholder agriculture and its potential to contribute to the needed transformations of agriculture and rural economies. 

Gender-transformative adaptation - From good practice to better policy

septiembre 2019
Gender inequality is one of the most pervasive threats to sustainable development. It has negative impacts on access to, use of and control over a wide range of resources, and on the ability to fulfil human rights.

Apoyando una agricultura sensible a la nutrición, a través de especies olvidadas y subutilizadas: Marco operacional

agosto 2019

El apoyo del FIDA para mejorar el uso de la agrobiodiversidad, específicamente el referente a especies olvidadas y subutilizadas (NUS) y a un mayor reconocimiento de los saberes tradicionales de los Pueblos Indígenas (IP) son importantes para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria y nutricional.

Policy brief: Investing in nutrition

agosto 2019
After years of decline in hunger, the number of undernourished people has been on the rise for several years in a row. 

Collection of sustainable land management technologies practices by smallholder farmers in Lao PDR

agosto 2019
This collection of sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches was compiled as part of the Scaling-up SLM practices by smallholder farmers project funded by IFAD. 

Working towards sustainable land management - A collection of SLM technologies from Cambodia

agosto 2019
This collection of sustainable land management (SLM) technologies and approaches was compiled as part of the Scaling-up SLM practices by smallholder farmers project funded by IFAD.

Impact assessment: The Coastal Community Development (CCDP)

agosto 2019
The Coastal Community Development Project (CCDP), implemented between 2013 and 2017, was designed to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth in 12 coastal districts of Indonesia.

Aprovechar el potencial de los pequeños agricultores en la producción de trigo en África y reducir el costo de las importaciones

agosto 2019
Para reducir el monto de las divisas que se pagan por la importación de trigo, se debe mejorar las variedades de trigo y aplicar prácticas más eficientes, de tal manera que se pueda aumentar rápidamente la producción interna.

Leaving no one behind: making the case for adolescent girls

julio 2019
On 22-23 October 2018 IFAD and Save the Children Italy, with the support of the Government of Canada organized the International Conference “Leaving no one behind: making the case for adolescent girls”. 

PARM Annual Progress Report 2018

julio 2019
Since 2013, PARM has collaborated with partners across eight sub-Saharan African countries in a joint process to make agricultural risk management (ARM) an integral part of policy planning. The process led to the implementation of a number of activities at the country, regional and global level including risk assessments, feasibility studies, capacity development training, knowledge sharing and policy dialogue. This report presents these outcomes and achievements from these activities for the year 2018 looking back to the commencement of the process.

Projet d’Appui à l’Intensification et à la Valorisation Agricoles du Burundi (PAIVA‑B) - Les resultats

julio 2019
L’objectif global du PAIVA‑B était principalement l’augmentation de la production agricole des ménages pauvres, une production commerciale, rentable pour que les bénéficiaires puissent avoir des revenus et améliorer leurs conditions de vie.

El estado de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en el mundo 2019

julio 2019

En el informe de este año se presentan evidencias de que la cifra absoluta de personas que padecen hambre sigue aumentando lentamente. El informe también destaca que la inseguridad alimentaria es algo más que solamente hambre.

Fighting poverty with bamboo

julio 2019
For millions of poor people in East and Southern Africa, bamboo has huge potential to alleviate poverty, protect the environment and help achieve the SDGs. 

Support to Farmers Organizations in Africa Programme (SFOAP): Completion Report

junio 2019
This completion report is a compilation of activities and achievements of the Support to Farmers’ Organizations in Africa Programme (SFOAP).

Informe Anual 2018

junio 2019

Conozca mejor la labor del FIDA destinada a promover la transformación rural en nuestro Informe anual 2018.

Stocktake of the use of household methodologies in IFAD’s portfolio

junio 2019
This report presents the findings from a desk-based review of household methodologies (HHM) activities and results in the IFAD loan portfolio and a consultation with individuals with first-hand experience of HHM. 

Informe sobre el desarrollo rural 2019

junio 2019

El presente informe se funda en una base considerable de datos empíricos a partir de la cual se intenta proporcionar el tipo de análisis que pueda orientar la concepción de políticas, programas e inversiones tendientes a fomentar una transformación rural inclusiva de los jóvenes. En él se examinan quiénes son los jóvenes del medio rural, dónde viven y los múltiples obstáculos a los que se enfrentan en su pasaje de la dependencia a la independencia.

An outlook on Asia’s agricultural and rural transformation: Prospects and options for making it an inclusive and sustainable one

junio 2019

If the success of Asian countries in transforming their rural economy is measured by the extent to which poverty has declined over the past 20 years, there is no question that their transformation can be regarded as one of the major achievements in human history. However, new problems are overtaking the older ones and Asia is now entering a critical part of its history. 

Investing in rural people in The Gambia

junio 2019

Since 1982, IFAD has supported 10 programmes and projects in The Gambia totalling US$93 million and directly benefiting more than 155,000 rural households. 

Investing in rural people in Guinea-Bissau

junio 2019
The current IFAD country strategy note for Guinea-Bissau is based on the political priorities defined by Terra Ranka, as well as the sectoral priorities and programmes of the National Agricultural Investment Programme.

Cerrar las Brechas: Nota de política pública para la inclusión de la perspectiva de género e intercultural en la agricultura y el desarrollo rural

junio 2019

El propósito de esta nota es apoyar el diálogo para considerar el enfoque de igualdad de género y el enfoque cultural en las políticas para la seguridad alimentaria, la productividad, y el desarrollo rural. 

Investing in rural people in Guinea

junio 2019
IFAD began operations in Guinea in 1980. Since then, it has invested US$244 million in 14 projects for a total cost of US$469.6 million, directly benefiting 651,450 rural households. 

Research Series Issue 38: Meta-evidence review on the impacts of investments in agricultural and rural development on Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 2

junio 2019
Agriculture and rural development research will play a critical role in meeting the ambitious targets under SDGs 1 and 2. 

International Day of Family Remittances booklet 2019

junio 2019
International Day of Family Remittances booklet for 2019

Investir dans les populations rurales en République islamique de Mauritanie

junio 2019
Depuis 1980, le FIDA a financé 14 projets et programmes en Mauritanie pour un coût total de 342,3 millions d’USD, dont 136,2 millions d’USD octroyés sous la forme de dons ou de prêts concessionnels.

Investir dans les populations rurales au Sénégal

junio 2019

Au Sénégal, le FIDA suscite et accompagne les initiatives locales qui visent à améliorer la sécurité alimentaire, à augmenter les revenus des ruraux pauvres, à créer des emplois pour les jeunes et les femmes notamment et à améliorer leurs conditions de vie.

Soy papa no papá: Historias de cambios destacables y resultados del proyecto FIDA-CIP Andes

junio 2019
La historia de Gaby Quispe es la historia de lo que buscaba el proyecto FIDA-CIP-Andes. Su historia de cambio fue calificada entre sus pares de la organización de productores y por los socios y aliados del proyecto como la que mejor representa lo que buscaba la intervención. 

Grant Results Sheet: E-Project for Agricultural Development and Economic Empowerment (E-PADEE)

mayo 2019
The E-Project for Agricultural Development and Economic Empowerment (E-PADEE) is a US$380,000 programme implemented in Cambodia with
funding from the Republic of Korea in partnership with IFAD. 

Investir dans les populations rurales au Cabo Verde

mayo 2019

Depuis 1978, le FIDA a financé 5 projets et programmes de développement rural au Cabo Verde, pour un montant total de 49,9 millions d’USD.

Investir dans les populations rurales au Mali

mayo 2019

Depuis 1982, le FIDA a financé 13 projets au Mali pour un coût total de 537 millions USD, dont 229 millions sous forme de prêts à conditions particulièrement favorables.

Research Series Issue 37: Determinants of cofinancing in IFAD-funded projects - A call to rethink development interventions

mayo 2019
This study is an analysis of what drives cofinancing in IFAD-supported programmes/projects, covering 20 years of data from 559 projects in 109 countries.

Impact assessment: PAPAFPA and PAPAC

abril 2019
The Participatory Smallholder Agriculture and Artisanal Fisheries Development Programme (PAPAFPA) and the Smallholder Commercial Agriculture Project (PAPAC) are complementary projects designed to improve the livelihoods of smallholders in Sao Tomé and Príncipe. PAPAFPA, which has now closed, created farmers’ cooperatives to improve the development of organic cacao, coffee, and pepper value chains through increased commercialization in domestic and niche export markets.

Guidelines for Impact Evaluation of Land Tenure and Governance Interventions

abril 2019
The overall objective of the Guidelines for Impact Evaluation of Land Tenure and Governance Interventions is to inform and strengthen the design and implementation of future land tenure and governance interventions to best support lasting tenure security and achieve related impacts on poverty, food security, gender equality, environmental sustainability and security. 

Agricultural risk management for development

abril 2019
Understanding risk and its management play a central role in boosting the agricultural sector, food security, and the broader economy of developing countries.

Research Series Issue 36: Who works in agriculture?

abril 2019
This analysis examines the dynamics of youth employment in agriculture and the agri-food system in Tanzania and Malawi.

Food loss analysis case study methodology

abril 2019
Food loss is a complex issue, often with multiple and interrelated causes operating at different levels. This e-learning course introduces the FAO case study methodology for the analysis of critical food loss points.

Impact assessment: Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP)

abril 2019
Farmers in southwestern Bangladesh, an area prone to natural disasters, are sometimes unable to reach community markets in the monsoon season. 

BAPA+50 - Achieving rural transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation

marzo 2019

This paper is a contribution to the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) (UN, 1978), which gave birth to what is known today, in the UN system and beyond, as “South-South and Triangular Cooperation" (SSTC). 

Scaling up e-learning

marzo 2019
Learn about scaling up, its basic concepts and why it is important for organisations like IFAD working in agriculture and rural development.

Herramienta de evaluación para medir la adaptación al cambio climático en el contexto del desarrollo rural (CARD)

marzo 2019

La Herramienta de evaluación para medir la adaptación al cambio climático en el contexto del desarrollo rural (CARD) es una plataforma que evaluar los posibles efectos del cambio climático sobre el rendimiento de los principales cultivos. 

Impact assessment: Plan VIDA-PEEP to Eradicate Extreme Poverty – Phase I

marzo 2019
From 2011 to 2016, the Plan VIDA project in Bolivia was implemented to address extreme poverty in rural areas by increasing the incomes and assets of rural people in the departments of Potosí and Cochabamba of the Plurinational State of Bolivia

The African Agriculture Fund (AAF) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF): Impact brief

marzo 2019
The African Agriculture Fund (AAF) Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) officially closed on 31 October 2018 after seven years of implementation. The TAF had a mandate to increase economic and physical access to food for low-income Africans by providing technical assistance to the portfolio companies of the AAF. 

Serie de investigación 35: El potencial de la mitigación para el cambio climático de las prácticas agrícolas apoyadas por las inversiones del FIDA

marzo 2019

En este estudio se estima el potencial de mitigación de las prácticas agrícolas apoyadas por las inversiones actuales del FIDA con el fin de orientar el diseño de futuras inversiones.

Guidebook for mobilizing inclusive remittances for rural investment

febrero 2019
This Guidebook compiles the lessons learned from the implementation of the IFAD-funded Remittances and Diaspora Investment for Rural Development (2014-2018).

Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development 2018 – Official Report

febrero 2019

This report presents the highlights and key outcomes of the first country-led Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development, hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia in collaboration with IFAD and the World Bank Group.

El Fondo de Apoyo a los Pueblos Indígenas: Vinculando a las organizaciones de base de los pueblos indígenas con la comunidad internacional

febrero 2019

Los pueblos indígenas y tribales y las minorías étnicas representan un porcentaje desproporcionadamente alto de la población pobre que vive en el medio rural. Para los programas de desarrollo convencionales resulta difícil llegar a muchas de las comunidades indígenas más pobres.

Fondo de Apoyo a los Pueblos Indígenas – Evaluación de los resultados del cuarto ciclo del IPAF

febrero 2019
En 2017, el FIDA encargó una evaluación del cuarto ciclo del IPAF con el objetivo de examinar y analizar el desempeño de los asociados regionales en el funcionamiento del Mecanismo y los resultados obtenidos en la ejecución de los proyectos financiados por el IPAF entre 2015 y 2018.

Research Series Issue 34: Farm size and productivity - Lessons from recent literature

enero 2019
This paper considers the relationship between farm size and productivity patterns across countries and within countries. 

Serie de los Resultados de la Investigación número 3

diciembre 2018
Dentro de los resultados de esta investigación se encuentra la presentación y el análisis de las experiencias de los siguientes proyectos y programas financiados por el FIDA...

Impact assessment: Agricultural Sector Development Programme–Livestock (ASDP-L) and Agriculture Service Support Programme (ASSP)

diciembre 2018
Despite decades of research and development of technologies and innovations which improve farming practices and productivity, small farmers in Tanzania continue to use technologies and practices which do not favour high yields and economic returns. 

Serie de Investigación, número 33, El impacto de la adopción de las variedades mejoradas del CGIAR sobre la pobreza y los resultados del nivel de vida: Una revisión sistemática

diciembre 2018
Este estudio examina el impacto de la investigación agrícola sobre la pobreza y el nivel de vida, mediante una revisión sistemática de evaluaciones de impacto experimentales y cuasi experimentales de variedades mejoradas difundidas por el CGIAR entre 2007 y 2015.

Grant Results Sheet: Innovative beef valuechain development schemes in Southern Africa

diciembre 2018
The IFAD-funded SWAZI BEEF project set out to increase the quality of livestock and meat products and to diversify farmers’ incomes in the sugar-cane-producing areas of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) through targeted support to farmers and other value chain actors (livestock producers, butchers/meat processors, financial institutions and input providers). 

Impact assessment: Guangxi Integrated Agricultural Development Project

diciembre 2018
The Guangxi Integrated Agricultural Development Project (GIADP) was implemented in 623 Administrative Villages in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China to increase income of smallholder farmers by developing community infrastructures

Impact assessment: Rural Development Support Programme in Guéra

diciembre 2018
The Rural Development Support Programme in Guéra (PADER-G) was implemented to improve the food security and livelihoods of farmers living in remote areas of Guéra, a drought-prone and conflict-ridden region of Chad. 

Impact assessment: Project for Rural Income through Exports in Rwanda

diciembre 2018
The Project for Rural Income through Exports in Rwanda, known by its acronym PRICE, aims to increase returns to farmers through the development of export-driven value chains for coffee, tea, sericulture and horticulture.

Impact assessment: Irrigated Rice Production Enhancement Project

diciembre 2018
The Irrigated Rice Production Enhancement Project (IRPEP) was implemented between 2010 and 2015 to improve the rice productivity and livelihoods of smallholder farmers who cultivate on Communal Irrigation Schemes in three regions (Western Visayas, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao) of the Philippines. 

Impact assessment: High-Value Agriculture Project in Hill and Mountain Areas

diciembre 2018
The High-Value Agriculture Project in Hill and Mountain Areas (HVAP) integrated farmers living in the remote hill and mountain areas of Mid-Western Nepal into the local economy of goats and high-valued crops such as apples and Sichuan pepper (timur). 

Improving smallholder wheat‑legume production systems for enhanced climate change adaptation and food security

diciembre 2018
Since 2006, IFAD and the European Union have partnered to invest over EUR 230 million in agricultural research programmes carried out through the CGIAR system.

Sorghum in East and Central Africa: more than food

diciembre 2018
Since 2006, IFAD and the European Union have partnered to invest over EUR 230 million in agricultural research programmes carried out through the CGIAR system. 

Food security in the context of climate change: from knowledge to action

diciembre 2018
Since 2006, IFAD and the European Union have partnered to invest over EUR 230 million in agricultural research programmes carried out through the CGIAR system. 

“Fruiting Africa” for health and wealth

diciembre 2018
Since 2006, IFAD and the European Union have partnered to invest over EUR 230 million in agricultural research programmes carried out through the CGIAR system. 

IFAD in Sudan: Linking rural women with finance, technology and markets

diciembre 2018
Since 1979, IFAD has worked with the Government of Sudan to develop structural reforms that tackle the roots of poverty. IFAD has continued to support rural people in Sudan through investment projects focusing on sustainable resource management, value-chain development and support to farmer organizations. 

Impact Assessment: Community-based Forestry Development Project in Southern States (DECOFOS)

diciembre 2018
Deforestation and unsustainable management practices have had a significant impact on the livelihoods of poor rural communities in the forest areas of Campeche, Chiapas and Oaxaca states in Mexico. 

Impact Assessment: Livestock and Pasture Development Project

diciembre 2018
In Khatlon Oblast, the poorest region of Tajikistan, decades of overgrazing has degraded pastoral land leading to low milk and meat  production, food insecurity and malnutrition in rural areas.

Policy brief: Harnessing the role of rural people to promote more inclusive and equal societies

diciembre 2018
Inequality holds back national growth and prevents economic development. Poor rural people are among the most marginalized groups but can act as catalysts of economic growth across developing countries when infrastructure, services and institutions are in place to enable them to contribute to development processes.

2018 Socioeconomic Survey Report: The Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool in The Kingdom of Lesotho

diciembre 2018

This report describes the design, process, and results of the multidimensional socioeconomic survey
conducted in 2017 for the Wool and Mohair Promotion Project (as a baseline) and for the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (as an end term) in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Impact assessment: Participatory Small-Scale Irrigation Development Programme

diciembre 2018
Rural people in the Ethiopian highlands depend mainly on rain-fed subsistence farming for their livelihoods.

Impact assessment: Agricultural Value Chains Support Project (PAFA)

diciembre 2018
The Agricultural Value Chains Support Project (PAFA) aimed to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Senegal’s Groundnut Basin. 

Climate action report 2018

noviembre 2018
This Climate Action Report aims to present an overview of how IFAD is working to put into action its climate change mainstreaming agenda. It is intended not as a comprehensive review of its portfolio, but rather to provide its stakeholders with an understanding of how IFAD is stepping up its efforts and ambitions to contribute to addressing one of the greatest challenges faced, most acutely, by the rural poor. This report focuses on recent progress in 2017 

Cadenas de valor sensibles a la nutrición: Una guía para el diseño de los proyectos - Vol. II

noviembre 2018
Esta guía brinda orientaciones validadas para diseñar proyectos de cadenas de valor que tienen en cuenta la nutrición para los pequeños agricultores. Esta guía consta de dos volúmenes.

Cobertura de los riesgos relacionados con el clima y los productos básicos para propiciar la transformación (CACHET)

noviembre 2018
La iniciativa de  Cobertura de los riesgos relacionados con el clima y los productos básicos para propiciar la transformación  (CACHET) protege a los pequeños agricultores contra las fluctuaciones climáticas y de los precios que afectan negativamente sus ingresos.

Collection and analysis of bilateral or tripartite work collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2012-2017

noviembre 2018
FAO, IFAD and WFP have developed joint actions in the Latin American and Caribbean region with the common goal of eradicating hunger and malnutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and rural development.

La ventaja de los jóvenes: lograr la participación de los jóvenes en el crecimiento verde

noviembre 2018

En 2030, los jóvenes representarán alrededor del 15 % de la población mundial, y la juventud rural alrededor del 6 %. En algunas regiones se espera que se produzca un aumento sin precedentes en la población de jóvenes.

Transformación rural sostenible en la región de Asia y el Pacífico

noviembre 2018
La región de Asia y el Pacífico ha logrado enormes progresos durante el pasado decenio, con una importante disminución de la pobreza. El FIDA, que en cuatro decenios de labor en la región ha financiado más de 300 proyectos, ha sido un asociado confiable en este sentido.

Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative: Strengthening the resilience of livelihoods in protracted crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Niger and Somalia

octubre 2018
Canada is partnering with the United Nations Rome-based agencies (RBAs) – the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – to further test in the field their joint Conceptual framework for strengthening resilience for food security and nutrition. 

Research Series Issue 31 - Impact of modern irrigation on household production and welfare outcomes

octubre 2018
Investments in irrigation systems have been shown to substantially improve farmers’ productivity, and thus alleviate poverty. This study provides an example of such an investment: the Participatory Small-Scale Irrigation Development Programme. 

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