Help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change or face increased hunger and migration, warns IFAD President

Rome, 22 January 2021 – If investments to help rural small-scale farmers adapt to climate change do not substantially increase, we risk widespread hunger and global instability, warned Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ahead of next week’s Climate Adaptation Summit. This follows a recent United Nations’ announcement that 2020 was … Continue reading Help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change or face increased hunger and migration, warns IFAD President