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Bernadette Mukonyora, IFAD Country Director for Eritrea and South Sudan, says:“This grant to South Sudan is a demonstration of IFAD’s commitment to support post-conflict countries under the framework of the humanitarian - development - peace nexus, and to safeguard food security by ensuring small-scale farmers continue their farming activities and build their resilience to external shocks."

South Sudan Farmers Receive Support Against COVID-19

By Khalifa Hemed Published May 23, 2021 A United Nations agency has given a grant to South Sudan to help cushion some 23 900 vulnerable rural people from the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on their farming activities and livelihoods. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says 4 780 households in Africa’s youngest nation and…

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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the UN agency that focuses on agriculture and people in rural areas, calls for greater investment by governments and development partners in sustainable developmen

African Countries Commit to Double Agricultural Productivity

By Abdi Ali Published May 3, 2021 Seventeen African heads of state have pledged to boost agricultural production by doubling current productivity levels through the scaling up of agro-technologies, investing in access to markets, and promoting agricultural research and development. Though one-quarter of the world’s arable land is said to be in sub-Saharan Africa, the…

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Prepare their meals with anti-viral and immune-boosting herbs and spices as a measure to fight the novel Coronavirus disease

Feeding Africa Calls for Increased Investments and Expanded Partnerships

By Irene Gaitirira Published April 23, 2021 Despite positive and ongoing gains in economic development in many African countries, hunger is on the rise, impacting some 246 million people. The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the cracks in the continent’s food systems, already under strain from climate change, conflict and pests. African Development…

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International Cooperation Crucial in Tackling Hunger and Poverty

By Irene Gaitirira Published February 27, 2021 Fighting growing global hunger and poverty needs to be addressed through global partnerships and greater long-term investments in the people who grow food. The annual Governing Council meeting of the Rome (Italy)-based United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has stressed that eradicating poverty and hunger will…

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Film Featuring World-Renowned Poet Pays Tribute to Rural Women

Help Small-Scale Farmers Adapt to Climate Change to Avoid Increased Hunger and Migration

By Abdi Ali Published February 14, 2021 Widespread hunger and global instability is inevitable unless strategies to help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change are put in place and implemented. “It is unacceptable that small-scale farmers who grow much of the world’s food are left at the mercy of unpredictable weather patterns, with such low…

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The Rural Poor Stimulus Facility was launched in April 2020 by Idris and Sabrina Elba, IFAD’s Goodwill Ambassadors.

United Nations Focuses on Averting COVID-19 Food Crisis

By Irene Gaitirira Published December 17, 2020 While one in ten people is expected to go hungry as extreme poverty rises for the first time in 20 years, United Nations estimates that an additional 132 million people shall go hungry in 2020 due to the  impact of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. To help in alleviating the…

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