world_organizations medium MCQ

IFAD's target beneficiaries primarily include which group?

  1. Urban entrepreneurs
  2. Large-scale commercial farmers
  3. Smallholder farmers and rural poor
  4. Multinational agribusiness corporations

Answer: Smallholder farmers and rural poor

IFAD focuses exclusively on rural poverty reduction. Its projects empower smallholder farmers, landless workers, indigenous peoples, and rural women/youth by improving access to resources, markets, finance, technology, and climate-resilient practices to enhance food security and incomes.

Topic International Fund for Agricultural Development
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC