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This has been revealed in a meeting with William Ruto, Kenya's President, with Alvaro Lario, President of United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), during his first official visit to Kenya.

Kenya Focuses on Fighting Climate Crisis

By Khalifa Hemed Published May 17, 2023 Kenya, one of the countries most affected by the climate crisis, has set its sights on fighting climate change and food insecurity. This has been revealed in a meeting with William Ruto, Kenya’s President, with Alvaro Lario, President of United Nations’ International Fund…

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About 3.2 billion people overall live in agricultural areas with high to very high water shortages or scarcity of which 1.2 billion people – roughly one-sixth of the world’s population – live in severely water constrained agricultural areas.

There Can Be No Food Security Without Water Security

By IFAD Published March 29, 2023 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations calls for accelerated investments to help small-scale farmers in developing countries access and manage increasingly scarce water resources in the face of a changing climate and extreme weather events. RELATED: African Development Bank Lends…

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Satu Santala joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on December 1, 2021 as Associate Vice-President of External Relations and Governance

Give Food Producers Voice In Global Climate Fora

By Abdi Ali Published December 1, 2021 Though small-scale farmers produce one-third of global food and are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters and erratic weather, they are too often excluded from global forums that impact their lives. Satu Santala, who joins the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on…

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Associate Vice President of IFAD’s Strategy and Knowledge Department

Conserve Biodiversity to Tackle Climate Change

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…

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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…

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Gilbert F Houngbo, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),

Agri-Business Capital Fund for Rural SMEs Set Up

By Abdi Ali Published May 2, 2020 A United Nations agency says it has set up a blended capital impact fund to help small-scale farmers and micro-, small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create jobs and increase incomes. RELATED: Cross-Border Campaign Needed to Combat Locust Upsurge in…

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