IFAD's target beneficiaries primarily include which group?
- Urban entrepreneurs
- Large-scale commercial farmers
- Smallholder farmers and rural poor
- 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.