International Fund for Agricultural Development
@IFAD
United Nations specialized agency and international financial institution. We #InvestInRuralPeople#.
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Ferguson, chair of a farmers' association on Kolombangara Island, #SolomonIslands#, shares how IFAD-supported initiatives are rebuilding communities post-COVID.
🌱 With training and resources, local farmers, including many women, are now ensuring food security in the area. https://t.co/2OCPsYtuMA
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The fertile soil in Kavita's village in #India# always used to provide everything her family needed.
But now, when it’s time to harvest, heavy rain destroys her crops. https://t.co/LFBTKUvDmO
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In #Tunisia#'s Siliana region, rural communities are showing how waste can be transformed into wealth, driving local economic growth while safeguarding the environment. 🌿
Take a look! https://t.co/5MvInn4S8l
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Did you know that an estimated 10% of cropland worldwide is salt-affected❓
That's why RESADE, a project funded by IFAD and implemented by @ICBAAgriculture is building resilience to salinity among small-scale farmers in western and southern Africa.
Take a look! ⤵️
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🌾 The stark reality: 81% of the world's extremely poor live in rural areas, depending on food systems for their livelihoods.
Investing in rural communities is key to breaking the cycle of poverty! https://t.co/5tWItkvBTE
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Young rural people are agents of change ⚡
Their contribution is crucial for improving the lives of people and the health of the planet.
🔃RT if you agree! https://t.co/6YZTP1zBRP
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🛒Our groceries should never threaten our planet’s biodiversity. That’s why we need to invest in the people who protect it⤵️
👩🌾Small-scale farmers
🌿Indigenous Peoples
🤝Rural women & youth https://t.co/OaSk1jvUPD
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Food travels a long journey before reaching our plates – and it’s not always smooth sailing.
That's why IFAD works with rural communities to strengthen value chains.
Here are three ways we do this 🔗⬇️
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🚚🍳For now, Melanni sells her yummy arepas at her fast food place in Santa Marta, #Colombia#.
But looking ahead, an IFAD-funded project is encouraging her to think big, and she's inspiring other young women to follow their dreams! https://t.co/5leszcd8NR
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Rural development with agriculture at its centre can radiate prosperity through communities and help us create a more equal and just world for all 💪
#InvestInRuralPeople# https://t.co/g4aNkGZeQq
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"One of our main goals is to create job opportunities for our youth.”
🌱 With support from IFAD, Didiki and the women in her family turned their small banana farm into a thriving business. https://t.co/crSXCZzmsz
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We must invest in sustainable farming solutions driven by the world’s biggest group of local food producers: small-scale farmers.
🔃 RT if you agree! https://t.co/MK0Q2HYa2J
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For small-scale farmers like Gening in #Peru#, digitalization can open up a whole new world – and ensure resilience to shocks like the pandemic 📱 https://t.co/lACJ4P5ibP
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Sione, a district officer, oversees 14 villages implementing a community-driven development plan supported by IFAD in #Tonga#.
🌱🥬 The project helped the farmers prepare their plots for planting and has built fencing to protect crops from livestock. https://t.co/rkgjvVUjNG
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Healthy land provides us with 95% of the food we eat.
That’s why we need to stop the clock⏰ https://t.co/RLmmDtUH5Y
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Rural women's role is crucial to:
💵 reduce rural poverty
🍅 improve food security
🍌 improve nutrition
🌾 increase agricultural productivity
#InvestInRuralWomen#, invest in prosperity. https://t.co/cJoXzeGcjO
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🌱 In Kyrgyzstan, farming has a future.
IFAD is supporting cooperatives with modern machinery & sustainable practices, helping farmers like Zamirkulov Aibek inspire the next generation to stay and invest in their land. https://t.co/Zee8JhpGpV
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Reducing food loss must be a key part of a global strategy to achieve #ZeroHunger#. https://t.co/HsP0jFxl17
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