enabling the rural poor to overcome poverty gender and household food security
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2. Reduce Food Insecurity and Malnutrition 1. Alleviate Rural Poverty
To work with developing countries to...
What is IFAD’s Mandate? Objectives
ENABLING THE RURAL POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY
What Does Food Security mean?
IFAD describes Household Food Security as…
“The capacity of households to procure a stable
and sustainable basket of adequate food”
Reference: IFAD, Memory Checks for Household Food Security and Gender
ENABLING THE RURAL POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY
AVAILABILITY
STABILITY
ACCESS
UTILISATION
TechnologyTechnology Livestock Livestock & Fisheries& Fisheries
WaterWaterLand EnvironmentEnvironment
IncomesIncomes
Community Community OrganizationOrganization
Health & Health & SanitationSanitation
Savings & Savings & CreditCredit
Extension Extension & Training& Training
ParticipationParticipation
LiteracyLiteracy
Institution Institution BuildingBuilding
CaregivingCaregiving
PracticesPractices
Sustainability
ENABLING THE RURAL POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY
Many actions contribute to building Household Food Security and each action requires a gender perspective to hold the structure together
Many IFAD projects promote actions such as:
Agricultural Extension Services to increase food availability
Rural Savings and Credit to improve access to food
Clean Water Supply to enhance food utilization
Crop Storage Facilities for for stability in food supplyin food supply
For Example…
ENABLING THE RURAL POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY
Each of these project activities is intended to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the rural poor
“…ultimately, the only criterion by which the value of the Fund can be properly judged is its impact particularly with regard to food security and nutrition on the circumstances of the rural poor.”
(Reference: IFAD Annual Report, 1998)
IFAD Projects
ENABLING THE RURAL POOR TO OVERCOME POVERTY