rural communities
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Restoring mangroves is saving rural communities in Gambia
Publicado el 30 Ago 2019 - 07:13Mangroves are one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems and play an essential role to ecological balance and community livelihoods -
IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day
Publicado el 28 Mar 2018 - 00:03"For smallholder farmers in developing countries, water is the difference between a decent life or poverty, hunger and malnutrition,": Gilbert F. Houngbo, IFAD president -
Caring for the Planet Starts from the Ground
Publicado el 12 Dic 2017 - 00:30Globally, more than 1.3 billion people are trapped on degrading agricultural land, leading to millions of people abandoning their ancestral lands and migrating to urban areas -
Ploughing for profits
Publicado el 23 Oct 2017 - 19:00The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, October 17, places a spotlight on the challenges farmers like Ahmadova and Kamarali face, as well as solutions that... -
Connecting remote rural communities with financial services
Publicado el 17 Ene 2017 - 00:10Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most costly region in the world to send remittances to, with an average cost of 9.5 per cent compared to a global average of 7.4 per cent.