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Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (THINK-PA)

The Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (THINK-PA) was launched in September 2019 as part of FAO's comprehensive strategy to effectively implement the Framework on Rural Extreme Poverty and enhance the organization's capabilities to integrate poverty analysis in all its operations.

Given that poverty is predominantly concentrated in rural regions where agricultural activities are vital for livelihoods. FAO is well-positioned to contribute substantially to addressing this issue at global level.

Webinars
News
Living income in focus – measuring and closing the gap for smallholder farmers
22/04/2025
On April 9 and 10, the Technical Network on Poverty Analysis hosted a lively two-day webinar exploring metrics and strategies to support a living income for smallholder producers of cash crops.
Experts discuss key data challenges for hard-to-survey populations and explore solutions in THINK-PA Webinar
10/03/2025
Webinar brings together leading experts to examine challenges and innovations in data collection for marginalized and hard-to-reach communities. 
The challenges of India’s food policy: promises and limits of digital solutions
04/10/2024
On September 23, the Technical Network on Poverty Analysis (THINK-PA) organized an eye-opening seminar on India’s food policy challenges delivered by Professor Reetika Khera.
How does climate change affect vulnerable rural populations?
02/05/2024
Developing policies for inclusive rural transformation processes requires a deeper understanding of how climate change impacts vulnerable rural populations, such as women, youth, and those in poverty. 
Where we work
Publications
Rural poverty in the Caribbean – Assets, social exclusion and agricultural livelihoods Case study
03/12/2024

This report examines the links between rural inequality, food security, agriculture, and the environment in the Caribbean, highlighting the importance...

Measuring rural poverty with a multidimensional approach: The Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index
25/01/2022

This report presents the results of a collaboration between FAO and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), at the University of...

Rural poverty analysis – From measuring poverty to profiling and targeting the poor in rural areas.
26/10/2021

Reducing rural poverty is a key objective of FAO. To achieve this goal, the Organization must reach the poor and the extremely poor in rural areas,...

FAO framework on rural extreme poverty: Towards reaching Target 1.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals
19/06/2019

Today, about 736 million people live in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is primarily a rural phenomenon, with 80 percent of the extreme poor living...

Ending extreme poverty in rural areas - Sustaining livelihoods to leave no one behind
16/10/2018

Sustainable Development Goal 1, ending poverty in all its forms, everywhere, is the most ambitious goal set by the 2030 Agenda. This Goal includes eradicating...

E-Learning
Understanding rural poverty
01/01/2019

This course is the first in the Rural Poverty Reduction series, and provides an overview of rural poverty, and why it is so important to overcome it...

Theory-based impact evaluation for rural poverty reduction
01/06/2020

This course considers the importance of evaluation of multisectoral strategies for poverty reduction, and describes the six principles of which theory...

Videos
FAO Policy Series: Rural Poverty Reduction
FAO Policy Series: Rural Poverty Reduction
12/10/2016

Seventy-five percent of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. The agricultural sector, therefore has a key role to play in poverty reduction and improving rural lives. Maya Takagi, Deputy Leader of the FAO Strategic Programme on Rural Poverty Reduction