Watch a video on an IFAD programme in Burundi that helps rural women assert their legal rights to land tenure. Although Burundian women have the right to inherit land, male family members often confiscate their land anyway. The IFAD programme rises awareness about land tenure rights and helps beneficiaries pursue land cases in court.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference.IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries and its mission is to enable poor rural people to overcome poverty.
