Marielena and Julio come from the town of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, where a small green fruit – the avocado – has changing their lives and that of their community.

The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is a poor region, but it is critically important to both countries. On the Haitian side, in particular, there is substantial yet unexploited economic potential.

Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD), will meet with the President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina Sánchez, on 10 November at the National Palace to discuss a renewed partnership to alleviate rural poverty and to promote inclusion and resilience to climate change and natural disasters such as the hurricanes Irma and Maria that hit hard the Dominican Republic in September.

San Salvador, 18 May 2016 –Promoting pro-family farming policies in support of inclusive, democratic governance and poverty reduction are the objectives