In our first Farms. Food. Future. episode of the new year, we’re looking back at the rural development success stories of 2024 – and setting our sights on what’s to come in 2025.This is Farms. Food. Future – a podcast that's good for you, good for the planet and good for farmers. Brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.For more information:<a href="https://www.ifad.org/en/w/podcast/Shaping-the-future-of-food-in-2025" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaping the future of food in 2025</a>

Federica Diamanti, Associate Vice-President, External Relations Department, IFAD

Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Food Systems Summit and President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) 

Catherine Nakalembe, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, NASA Harvest Africa Director and NASA SERVIR Applied Sciences Agriculture and Food Security Thematic Lead

Global youth in action

Farms. Food. Future. looks at the big issues facing farmers in the developing world and what needs to be done to wipe out global hunger while dealing with the climate crisis. It’s brought to you by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and presented by Brian Thomson.

Through the podcast, IFAD raises awareness of the challenges smallholder farmers in developing countries are facing around food security. Farms. Food. Future. includes interviews with IFAD experts, partners and donors, celebrities, and farmers.

Farms. Food. Future. promotes the power of smallholder farmers as a force for change. It captures the exciting work IFAD is doing working on the front line of farming for development, dealing everyday with climate change, environmental sustainability, gender, youth, nutrition and indigenous peoples’ issues.