The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, ...

Around 12.35 quadrillion VND (468 billion USD) will be mobilised for new-style countryside building and poverty elimination during 2026–2035, heard a recent meeting between National Assembly Vice ...

As China moves beyond the five-year transition period following its poverty alleviation success, preventing a return to poverty is becoming a permanent part of the country's rural development strategy ...

From the vibrant Cham brocade of the central coast to the golden corn harvests in the highlands of Mu Cang Chai, Vietnam’s ...

ural development globally faces interconnected challenges, including poverty, food insecurity and lack of economic opportunities, inadequate infrastructure and the impacts of climate change. These ...

IFAD President, Alvaro Lario, during a meeting with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in a private audience at the Apostolic Palace, highlighted the strong convergence between the Holy Father’s social vision ...

China's journey toward eradicating absolute poverty has been monumental, and it is important to recognize the pivotal role that agriculture and rural development played in achieving this ambitious ...

The Economic Issues series aims to make available to a broad readership of nonspecialists some of the economic research being produced on topical issues by IMF staff. The series draws mainly from IMF ...

Africa's rural youth communities hold the key to unlocking the continent's agricultural potential. With over 70% of Africa's population residing in rural areas, and 60% of the workforce engaged in ...

Broad economic stability, competitive markets, and public investment in physical and social infrastructure are widely recognized as important requirements for achieving sustained economic growth and a ...