IFADs response to the COVID-19 crisis – protecting and enhancing rural resilience (Press Release Point) 

Press Release Point published an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a health crisis: it is affecting societies and economies. IFPRI estimates (blog post, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads), for example, that 140 million additional people could fall into poverty this year as a result of the virus.