Kanayo F. Nwanze

A farmer stands along the Mekong delta in Tra Vinh province, Viet Nam. The country has benefitted from substantial economic growth – lifting almost 30 million people out of poverty over the last two decades. However, economic development in the country has contributed to income inequity and environmental degradation. ©IFAD/Susan Beccio

Helping Vietnamese farmers adapt to a changing climate

Publicado el 7 Abr 2017 - 02:52

The project will support rural farmers to access finance, business and technical training, as well as improved infrastructure, such as rural roads, to support their access...

IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze recognizes the accomplishment of the FAO-IFAD-WFP interagency country team recognized for their efforts to support the people of Madagascar as they coped with the consequences of consecutive years of drought and El Niño in 2015-16. IFAD/Mahnoor Malik

Promoting resilience to drought in Madagascar

Publicado el 4 Abr 2017 - 00:00

Building on each agency’s unique strength, FAO, IFAD and WFP staff in Madagascar pooled their resources and expertise to help people in affected areas in a variety of ways

Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD, makes his final appeal to governments on behalf of poor rural people across the globe at the opening of IFAD’s 40th Governing Council. ©IFAD/Giulio Napolitano

Investing in rural areas is not a choice, it is a necessity

Publicado el 20 Feb 2017 - 08:46

“When people face the prospect of dying in poverty and hunger, they migrate to cities and beyond. For them, no ocean is wide enough, no fence will ever rise high enough, no...

Women pastoralists gather in Gujarat, India. Two-thirds of rural inhabitants depend on roughly 500 million small and family farms for their livelihood. These farmers face significant constraints in accessing resources and technology. ©IFAD/Michael Benanav

IFAD: "Poverty and food insecurity are highest in rural areas"

Publicado el 24 Ene 2017 - 20:31

"In all regions of the world, poverty and food insecurity are highest in rural areas, where three quarters of the extremely poor reside,” : Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD

Latin America: New Policies needed to Improve the Standard of Living of Indigenous Peoples

Publicado el 18 Sep 2010 - 21:08

By Kanayo F. Nwanze*

América latina: Se necesitan nuevas políticas para mejorar nivel de vida de pueblos indígenas

Publicado el 17 Sep 2010 - 00:16