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Systèmes alimentaires en action: Burundi – un contexte socio-économique complexe
April 2023
Cette étude de cas montre comment l'adoption d'une approche holistique des systèmes alimentaires sensibles aux enjeux nutritionnels peut conduire à des résultats durables.
Financing Facility for Remittances Knowledge Products
February 2023
Since its inception in 2006, IFAD’s Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR), has produced a large number of publications and information material with global outreach. This pamphlet aims to provide the reader with a quick overview of each, with a link to the dedicated webpage.
Climate Action Report 2021
November 2022
This fourth edition of IFAD’s Climate Action Report does not restrict itself to reviewing the progress and results of the past year, but also situates these results within the larger context of IFAD's 11th Replenishment.
INSURED - Insurance for rural resilience and economic development
October 2022
INSURED is a technical assistance programme working to strengthen agricultural insurance in IFAD’s portfolio.
PRIME Africa
June 2022
Remittances sent by migrant workers to and within Africa were over US$85 billion in 2018, of which US$25 billion were sent by migrants residing in Europe.
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Challenges and perspectives in the food and agriculture sector in post-2020 China
February 2022
This policy note discusses how China could further advance its food and agricultural development model, making it greener, more sustainable, and more inclusive.
Poverty alleviation and rural revitalization in post-2020 China - Challenges and recommendations
February 2022
This policy note discusses the challenges and opportunities for China to update its development model to reflect the new context. It suggests three priority areas and nine policy actions which China should focus on.
Climate Action Report 2020
November 2021
This third edition of the IFAD Climate Action Report (CAR) describes the efforts that IFAD has made during the year to integrate climate change into every aspect of its plans and operations.
Infographic: 2020 at a glance
February 2021
An overview of IFAD’s work in 2020. Learn about our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and about our initiatives that are enabling us to do more to build rural people's resilience.
Infographic: IFAD12 at a glance
February 2021
This infographic outlines the main elements of IFAD12: our ambitions, targets, approaches and tools.
Tunisia: Detecting change with remote sensing
January 2021
This case study presents an analysis undertaken for the IFAD-funded Agropastoral Value Chains Project in the Governorate of Médenine, Tunisia.
Sierra Leone: Fighting fires with rice paddies
January 2021
This GIS study shows that the development of rice paddies in Sierra Leone has led to fewer forest fires.
The FO4ACP programme
October 2020
The FO4ACP programme aims to support small-scale and family farmers in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries by strengthening farmers’ organizations.
IFAD Policy Brief on Engagement with Indigenous Peoples
October 2020
Indigenous peoples, who often live in rural areas of developing countries and face high levels of poverty and food insecurity, are an important constituency for IFAD.
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund)
May 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.
IFAD and Farmers' Organizations - Partnership in Progress: 2016-2019
February 2020
Report to the seventh global meeting of the Farmers’ Forum, in conjunction with the forty-third session of IFAD’s Governing Council.
Climate Action Report 2019
December 2019
The Climate Action Report 2019 provides an overview of IFAD’s work on climate change and reports on progress, challenges and achievements.
The Latin America and Caribbean Advantage: Family farming – a critical success factor for resilient food security and nutrition
December 2019
Development projects that integrate investments in rural indigenous people, youth and women with measures to adapt to climate change are more likely to be successful in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new report launched today by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The West and Central Africa Advantage: Fighting fragility for smallholder resilience
November 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).
The Fisheries and Aquaculture Advantage: Fostering food security and nutrition, increasing
November 2019
This report presents selected achievements and lessons from the growing portfolio of fisheries and aquaculture investments supported by IFAD.
Policy brief: Partnering with indigenous peoples for the SDGs
October 2019
The involvement of indigenous peoples is key to achieving the ambitions of the SDGs.
The Food Loss Reduction Advantage: Building sustainable food systems
September 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.
Gender-transformative adaptation - From good practice to better policy
September 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.
Policy brief: Investing in nutrition
August 2019
After years of decline in hunger, the number of undernourished people has been on the rise for several years in a row.
Harnessing smallholder potential for wheat production in Africa – reducing wheat import bills
August 2019
To reduce the amount of foreign currency spent on importing wheat, it is essential to use improved varieties and practices to increase Africa’s domestic production quickly.
Stocktake of the use of household methodologies in IFAD’s portfolio
June 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.
International Day of Family Remittances booklet 2019
June 2019
International Day of Family Remittances booklet for 2019
BAPA+50 - Achieving rural transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation
March 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).