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Gender and Household Food Security

2. Reduce Food Insecurity and Malnutrition 1. Alleviate Rural Poverty

To work with developing countries to...

What is IFAD’s Mandate? Objectives

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What Does Food Security mean?

IFAD describes Household Food Security as…

“The capacity of households to procure a stable

and sustainable basket of adequate food”

Reference: IFAD, Memory Checks for Household Food Security and Gender

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AVAILABILITY

STABILITY

ACCESS

UTILISATION

TechnologyTechnology Livestock Livestock & Fisheries& Fisheries

WaterWaterLand EnvironmentEnvironment

IncomesIncomes

Community Community OrganizationOrganization

Health & Health & SanitationSanitation

Savings & Savings & CreditCredit

Extension Extension & Training& Training

ParticipationParticipation

LiteracyLiteracy

Institution Institution BuildingBuilding

CaregivingCaregiving

PracticesPractices

Sustainability

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Many actions contribute to building Household Food Security and each action requires a gender perspective to hold the structure together

Many IFAD projects promote actions such as:

Agricultural Extension Services to increase food availability

Rural Savings and Credit to improve access to food

Clean Water Supply to enhance food utilization

Crop Storage Facilities for for stability in food supplyin food supply

For Example…

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Each of these project activities is intended to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the rural poor

“…ultimately, the only criterion by which the value of the Fund can be properly judged is its impact particularly with regard to food security and nutrition on the circumstances of the rural poor.”

(Reference: IFAD Annual Report, 1998)

IFAD Projects

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