Knowledge Centre for Global Food and Nutrition Security

The primary aim of IFAD’s work in Zambia is to increase the income and food security of poor rural people through sustainable, diversified and climate-resilient rural livelihoods. We do...

Findings: As in most developing countries, agriculture in Liberia is foundational to the country’s poverty alleviation efforts. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood in Liberia, employing nearly 50 percent...

Key findings: In an average year, poor households lose 5 percent of their total income due to heat stress relative to better-off households, and 4.4 percent...

We assess changes in food prices and purchasing power of casual wage laborers based on large-scale surveys of households and food vendors (fielded from December 2021 until...

Highlights: According to the study's findings, participation in the rural PSNP increases only current consumption smoothing rather than future consumption. Food insecurity is one of...

Highlights: We examine the continuing effects of COVID-19 and extreme weather on food security, diets, and migration attitudes in rural Guatemala. The analysis relies on a three-year...

The RDMT aims at providing a framework for building the resilience of rural households and a step-by-step guide to designing for and monitoring the performance of resilience-building interventions during project implementation. The methodology offers...

IFAD’s Executive Board approved its first loan to the United Republic of Tanzania in 1978 – the second loan ever approved by the board. IFAD’s strategy in...

IFAD is a key partner in Haiti’s rural development. Its series of strategies, projects and programmes since 1978 testify to its long-standing commitment against rural poverty, with the active...

Rapid economic growth and market integration have transformed Viet Nam’s economy and integrated it into global markets. Yet in rural areas, poverty remains severe...