IFAD calls for urgent action to tackle desertification

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent investments to empower small-scale farmers to tackle land degradation and desertification, and contribute to safeguard the planet’s food security, climate and ecosystems, as the sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week.

IFAD’s…