An investment in rural development is an investment in food security, economic opportunity and global stability.

At a time of rising global uncertainty, IFAD’s fourteenth replenishment (IFAD14) represents an opportunity for high-impact investment. And in a world where 80 per cent of the poorest people live in rural areas, strategic investment in the first mile of food systems isn’t just key to empowering rural communities, it also has a strong multiplier effect.