Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

Beth Dunford calls on African and global leaders, as well as development organizations, to join the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s call for increased investments in agricultural technologies that boost Africa's food production and food security in the face of climate change.

Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

October 17, 2021

By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every…

Associate Vice President of IFAD’s Strategy and Knowledge Department

Conserve Biodiversity to Tackle Climate Change

October 12, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published October 12, 2021 United Nations’ rural development agency, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has warned that unless biodiversity is conserved the world can’t adapt to climate change nor sustainably produce food. “We are at a critical juncture. If we lose biodiversity, we lose our ability…

Gilbert F Houngbo, President of UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),has appealed to governments and the private sector to urgently invest in digital infrastructure to in the developing world to ensure rural families are catered for.

Lack of Digital Infrastructure Locks Millions of People in Poverty

June 23, 2021

By Abdi Ali Published June 23, 2021 Though mobile remittances increased by 65 per cent in 2020, rising to US$12.7 billion, millions of rural people struggle to access the mobile banking services which could help lift them out of poverty. Gilbert F Houngbo, President of UN’s International Fund for Agricultural…

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

May 23, 2021

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…

February 27, 2021

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…

Film Featuring World-Renowned Poet Pays Tribute to Rural Women

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

February 14, 2021

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…

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