We need resilient food systems.
We need resilient small-scale farms.
We need to invest in a future where no one is #ForcedToFlee .

Small-scale farmers grow up to 70% of the food consumed in low- and middle-income countries.

But #ClimateChange is wreaking havoc on their crops and global food systems.

It's time to stand with these frontline heroes who are fighting to secure the future of our food ✊🌍

In case you missed it 📌📰

Keep up with the latest news on rural development with IFAD's week in review.

Time to test your knowledge!

What share of the world’s food is grown by small-scale farmers? 🌾🌍

👋 Meet Celmira, the president of the Pacaypite Women Entrepreneurs Association in #Peru .

When the pandemic struck, her community was hit hard.

With help from an IFAD-supported program, the association worked with families to build back while protecting the environment 🤝🌿

The food and climate crises are having devastating effects worldwide — and rural people living in poverty are the hardest hit.

But what if we chose a different future?

Discover what a new day could look like if we #InvestInRuralPeople 🌏🌾

⚠️The current crisis in Haiti demands urgent action.

IFAD remains dedicated to supporting rural communities. With projects spanning irrigation, agricultural productivity, and more, we stand with the people of #Haiti in their pursuit of stability and prosperity.

Reducing food loss must be a key part of a global strategy to achieve #ZeroHunger .

Aliti is one of Fiji's first female turmeric farmers 🇫🇯

Thanks to IFAD's support, she and her farmers' organization were able to recover from the pandemic, increase production, and develop their skills.

Now, Aliti hopes to export turmeric and other products to the US market 🥔

With the right support, there is nothing stopping people with disabilities from building thriving agri-businesses.

Take it from Bimala in #Nepal 👇

Write the first word you see in the comments! 👇

After a challenging period, Maya has reinvented her life through her new passion: baking 🎂🧁🥮

#InvestInRuralWomen

Ammar is a sheep farmer in Médenine Governorate, #Tunisia .

IFAD has been working across the region to make agropastoral systems more resilient.

Ammar can now shelter his herd from the desert sun thanks to a canopy built as part of an IFAD project 🐑☀️

The people feeding the world should get their due.

It's time we stand with the rural workers that underpin our #FoodSystems and demand the protection of their labour and human rights. Are you with us?

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In #Brazil , a new IFAD-funded project will promote deforestation-free cocoa supply chains through payments for environmental services.

The US$4.9 million joint investment by IFAD and Bundesentwicklungsministerium will protect the Atlantic Forest biome, an area highly threatened by deforestation.

#EidMubarak to all those celebrating☪️

On this special day, let's take a moment to express our gratitude to the small-scale farmers who play a vital role in growing our food and sustaining our communities.

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Smallholder farmers do just that 🖐🌏🥭

That’s how we know that we can’t achieve #ZeroHunger without them.

'The drought in Zambia underscores the urgent need to invest in medium- and long-term development and resilience-building for rural communities,' said Guoqi Wu, Associate-Vice President at IFAD, on his way to #Zambia to promote agricultural transformation.

Growing food is a challenge in the harsh desert landscape of northwestern #China .

But thanks to new greenhouses built by a local cooperative, this village is bursting with fruits, vegetables and mushrooms 🍅🍄