DOBRA
DOBRA
Challenges
How does IFAD work?
Priority areas
Investment projects with federal and state governments
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Extreme poverty and malnutrition; Scarcity of water for human consumption and productive use;
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Low agricultural income;
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Climate changes and environmental risks;
access to markets;
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Coordination problems in public programs and policies;
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non-agricultural activity for rural families; and
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Lack of access to programs and policies related to agriculture and social welfare.
CONSOLIDATION of the existing programs and their gradual expansion beyond semi-arid regions
PROMOTION of rural development and improvement of poverty reduction programs and policies.
Target demographics and action strategies • • •
Partnerships with the government Specific strategies in projects Land regulations
STRENGTHENING of the capabilities of government and rural institutions to implement programs and policies
Grant programs PROMOTION of workshops, debates and training for the development of capabilities to execute poverty reduction programs.
PROMOTION of knowledge management, policy dialogues, monitoring and evaluation
QUILOMBOLAS AND AFRO-DESCENDANTS
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IMPROVEMENT of Agricultural production, food and nutrition safety, as well as access to the markets
Partnerships with the government Specific strategies in projects
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
DIFFUSION of scientific knowledge between Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
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IFAD’S SUPP
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Specific strategies in projects
Success factors regarding IFAD activities
RURAL COMMUNITY YOUTH
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Specific strategies in projects
RURAL COMMUNITY WOMEN
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Access to public, social and infrastructure policies
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Jobs and income
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Strengthening of social and economic organizations
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Access to public, social and infrastructure policies Jobs and income Strengthening of social and economic organizations Technical support and credit Access to markets
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Improving non-agricultural activities
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Financial allocation based on performance;
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Periodic monitoring and evaluation;
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Focus on knowledge management;
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Strengthening of partnerships with federal and state governments, as well as international agencies;
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Discussions about agriculture with UN agencies;
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Partnerships with Triangular and South-South Cooperation initiatives, including International Financial Institutions;
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Expertise in the subject of family agriculture in the Brazilian semi-arid; and
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Approach directed to the country as a whole, as opposed to individual projects.
BRAZILIAN DEVELOPMENT
SETTLERS AND RURAL WORKERS
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SMALL FAMILY FARMERS
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DOBRA
DOBRA
SUPPORTING THE FUTURE BRAZIL
ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRY
Since 1980, IFAD invests in Brazil’s rural development through partnership projects with the government, focusing their efforts on the low-income rural population, thus obtaining results:
Support and promote the growth of family agriculture production and income by facilitating access to basic services, connecting them to markets and strengthening their organization.
Largest portfolio in Latin America
Training farmers in:
PROJECTS WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS Pró-Semiárido
AREA OF ACTIVITY
Agriculture and non-agriculture production for increase of income and assets
1.000.000 300 + municipalities
Reforestation, organic and agroecological practices
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45 Paulo Freire
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head of Sombras Grandes agriculture association, supported by the project Dom Helder Câmara II.
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Why seek support from IFAD?
Viva o Semiárido 39 .1 20
IFAD, operating in Brazil for more than 30 years, has unique characteristics and strategies to target poverty, hunger and malnutrition reduction in the country.
Dom Távora 37 .8 16 Dom Helder Câmara II 18
Water reuse
Naelson Medeiros,
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40 PROCASE
Commercialization and access to markets
“Previously, we felt like the semi-arid regions were almost impossible to live in. But our perception has changed and now we see our land as a place full of potential. We are happy to see that it is worth it to stay here and invest in this place. We don’t need to migrate anymore.”
125. 3
Balaiada Maranhão Sustentável 40 20
EXPANDING PORTFOLIO
PROJECTS IN STRATEGIC AREAS OF THE COUNTRY
INNOVATIVE PROJECTS WHICH INCENTIVATE GOOD PRACTICES
COOPERATIVISM AND ASSOCIATIVISM SUPPORT TOWARDS FAMILY AGRICULTURE
IMPROVEMENT OF POLITICAL DIALOGUES BETWEEN BRAZIL AND OTHER COUNTRIES
IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT, ACCESS TO RURAL CREDIT AND ACQUISITION OF FOOD
STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, THE SOCIETY AND MAIN ORGANIZATIONS
INCOME DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AGRICULTURAL AND NONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Transformação Produtiva de Pernambuco 40 20
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Access to public policies
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Total cost (US$ millions)
Loans and Grants DOAÇÕES
Cooperativist and associativist strengthening
IFAD financing (US$ millions)
GRANT PROGRAMS
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MKTPlace
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SEMEAR
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Total cost (US$ millions)
“With Dom Távora project, we will produce and start selling in places beyond our location. We will be able to distribute products to other states, including Bahia, which frontiers our region!”
IFAD financing (US$ millions)
Luiz Alberto Souza,
Emdagro employee who follows the activity of goat farmers supported by the Dom Távora project.
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Why Brazil? In the last decades, Brazil’s poverty has been decreasing through public programs and policies. However, more than 18 million people still live below the poverty line - a reality which is even more evident in the northeastern semi-arid regions, highly dependent on family agriculture.