Teatime with Bernadette

Bernadette is a tea farmer in Rwanda who, like many lost her family to the 1994 genocide. But since she and others began working together in a tea cooperative, she has realized how important economic development is to ensuring lasting peace.

IFAD

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.