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The Challenge
With a global population projected to surpass 9 billion by 2050 and increasing challenges like wealth inequality and resource competition, urgent action is needed. IFAD focuses on the most impoverished and remote areas, employing a cost-effective, people-centric approach. Emphasizing small-scale agriculture, IFAD connects farmers to markets, enabling growth. Given that three-quarters of the world's poorest people reside in rural areas, IFAD addresses challenges like climate change and volatile prices. As a specialized UN agency based in Rome, IFAD has invested $23.2 billion since 1978 to empower rural communities, enhance food security, and boost incomes.
The opportunity
Agriculture is a potent tool for poverty reduction, with its GDP growth outperforming other sectors in alleviating poverty. In sub-Saharan Africa, agricultural growth reduces poverty up to 11 times faster than in other sectors.
IFAD-supported projects demonstrate that access to finance, markets, technology, and information empowers rural communities to escape poverty. Our efforts extend beyond economic growth, fostering gender equality, inclusiveness, building local capacity, and enhancing resilience to climate change.
Through advocacy and financing transformative projects in rural areas, our work plays a crucial role in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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