Why we must invest more in the farms of the future

Oct 31, 2021

Idris and Sabrina Elba visit Maboikandoh, Sierra Leone. On an IFAD programme working to reduce rural poverty and food insecurity on a sustainable basis through agriculture.

We must help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change, say IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo and UN Goodwill Ambassador Idris Elba. Image: IFAD/Rodney Quarcoo

Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo

Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Idris Elba

United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

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The number of undernourished people in the world is rising. Image: IFAD Annual Report 2020

Idris and Sabrina Elba visit Maboikandoh, Sierra Leone, on an IFAD programme working to reduce rural poverty and food insecurity on a sustainable basis through agriculture. Image: IFAD/Rodney Quarcoo

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