Small-scale farmers are harnessing flower power

Around the world, flower cultivation is allowing rural businesses to blossom.

Equitable access to land is key to investing in rural development, fighting hunger and protecting biodiversity, says IFAD

If the tenure of their productive lands is guaranteed, the rural population can play a decisive role as a driver of transformation of agri-food systems. This is the main message launched by IFAD during the Global Land Forum 2025, which is being held this week in Bogota, Colombia.

The future of food is in our past: Understanding neglected and underutilized species

Our food systems are not nourishing us. Neglected and underutilized crops, whose nutritional value and resilience to climate shocks, offer a solution.

In pictures: The small-scale farmers tending to Mother Earth

Meet some of the rural people who are listening to Mother Earth’s call, tending to the natural world and reaping bountiful rewards.

Biodiversity beyond borders

This episode focuses on the love that drives successful action to protect and restore the planet and the ecosystems that sustain us all.

For Mexico’s Indigenous Peoples, self-driven development protects people and planet

In the Michoacán region, an IFAD-supported Indigenous community is restoring their homeland and strengthening their community.

How agroforestry can empower farmers and protect our planet

Small-scale farmers are struggling with mounting challenges, from climate change to food insecurity. Agroforestry offers a sustainable way forward.

Building resilient food systems in small island developing states

Small island developing states (SIDS) share a range of challenges.?Here’s how small-scale farmers are making their agrifood systems more resilient.

Strengthening agroforestry in rural investments: Lessons learned and best practices from IFAD operations

This report outlines key benefits of agroforestry, as well as ongoing challenges that hinder its adoption. It concludes with four recommendations to address these challenges.

Boosting sustainable farming with bamboo

On this episode, we embark on a journey to the Amazon rainforest, where rural communities are cultivating a previously undocumented native bamboo species.

Biodiversity is fundamental to feed a hungry planet

IFAD is urging global leaders at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) taking place in Cali, Colombia, to direct greater focus and funding to small-scale farmers.

Three ways sustainable food systems boost biodiversity

Biodiversity can benefit from sustainable food systems – and farmers have the power to protect it.