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Rural people in Southern Africa are increasingly suffering both directly and indirectly from global fragility and crises. Effective ways to build resilience to these crises and respond...

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensied the already critical situation of maize production in Kayonza, largely due to smallholder farmers' restricted access to vital extension services and training...

Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) are practices to produce more from given land, water or other natural resources, while protecting the environment and increasing economic and social...

Following the establishment of the Rural Solutions Portal, IFAD and AGRA have partnered to document and promote 40 rural innovations across Africa and Asia that address challenges such...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation s (FAO), IFAD and the World Food Programmme are leveraging South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) to support national Home-Grown...

Handbook for Scaling Irrigation Systems is a joint publication between IFAD and IFC on how to develop and scale innovative solutions to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and increase crop...

This study was conducted to develop a better understanding of the scope, challenges, and opportunities for integrating smallholder farmers’ organizations (SFOs) in IFAD-financed projects in the East and Southern Africa (ESA)...

Faced with a triple health, economic, and social crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) have been called on by members and partners to play a variety of roles...

Since 1981, IFAD has financed 19 rural development programmes and projects in Rwanda, for a total amount of US$358.04 million, and directly benefiting about 1,540,157 rural households...

Africa’s wheat consumption is increasing for several reasons, including population and income growth, urbanization and changing lifestyles. Most African countries are thus spending millions...