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, analysing their needs and aspirations and providing effective guidance for the design of policies and investments that foster inclusive and sustainable development.
Investing in rural households through community promoters The Haku Wiñay/Noa Jayatai programme in Peru
18/07/2021
Through the implementation of community projects composed mostly by training and technical assistance packages directed to improve production techniques as well as the household organization and financial inclusion, the programme seeks to contribute to the economic inclusion of poor households in rural areas improving their access to markets.
Investing in women livestock advisers and farmers Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Programme in India
15/06/2021
Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems. A global study carried out by the FAO Investment Centre and the International Food Policy Research Institute, with support from the CGIAR Research Programme on Policies, Institutions and Markets and the FAO Research and Extension Unit, looks at agriculture human capital investments, from trends to promising initiatives.
Investing in farmers through public–private–producer partnerships – Rural Empowerment and Agricultural Development Scaling-up Initiative in Indonesia
12/05/2021
Investing in farmers through public-private-producer partnerships Rural Empowerment and Agricultural Development Scaling-up Initiative in Indonesia. Investing in farmers – or agriculture human capital – is crucial to addressing challenges in our agri-food systems.
Inter Agency Social Protection Assessment (ISPA) tool on Food Security and Nutrition
03/07/2020
This Inter-Agency Social Protection Assessment (ISPA) tool on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN ISPA) provides a framework of analysis to assess how social assistance and programmes can achieve a greater positive impact on food security and nutrition (FSN) at country level.
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 in rural areas, across greatly diverse rural landscapes. Despite great progress in poverty reduction, the standard of living of the poorest of the poor has remained almost unchanged in the past 35 years, signaling that a huge gap in policy making and programmatic approaches are leaving them behind.
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 extreme poverty in the next 12 years, which will require more focused actions in addition to broad-based interventions.
FAO Social Protection Framework
10/07/2017
FAO Social Protection Framework presents the Organization’s vision and approach to social protection. FAO recognizes the critical role social protection plays in furthering and accelerating progress around food security and nutrition, agriculture development, rural poverty and resilience building.
Impacts of Policies on Poverty Axioms for Poverty Measurement
20/11/2005
This module illustrates on what basis a poverty index should be chosen. In particular, it discusses the desirable properties that a poverty index should respect.