Five ways IFAD is helping to reduce rural poverty in an age of climate change
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The very first Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty by 2030.
Today, seven years after the goals were agreed and on the heels of a global pandemic, conflict and economic crises, a world without poverty seems out of reach. The World Bank estimates that, by the end of 2022, 685 million people could still be living in extreme poverty.
Much of this poverty is concentrated in the rural areas of developing countries where IFAD works. Over the years, IFAD has amplified the voices of rural people and integrated them into value chains, so they can earn and save, while feeding the world and conserving the natural environment.
Here are five ways IFAD is helping to reduce rural poverty.
1. Transforming how food is produced and consumed
It is possible to feed the world a nutritious diet while nurturing the natural environment – and many small-scale farmers are leading the way. With IFAD’s support, they’re supplying quality produce, earning more and giving their customers access to a diverse and healthy diet.
Senegalese women are restoring mangroves while managing profitable businesses like oyster farming and beekeeping. They’re showing how healthy local economies go hand in hand with flourishing ecosystems.
In Guatemala small-scale farmers provide vegetables to schools to be turned into tasty meals. It's a win-win: children get to eat more nutritious food, while farmers earn well and have reliable buyers.
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