Over one billion people on this planet have a disability, many of them in rural areas. Persons with disabilities play an essential role in food systems, yet many barriers remain to their full participation in rural societies.In this episode, we explore how inclusive rural development changes lives – and what it means to build meaningful routes into agriculture. From training and awareness-raising to adapted agricultural tools, learn how IFAD strives to ensure that everyone has the chance to thrive in rural communities.Find out more: <a href="https://www.ifad.org/en/w/podcast/how-inclusive-agriculture-changes-lives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How inclusive agriculture changes lives</a>

Andrew Gashayija, Hub Manager for the Rwanda Agribusiness Hub Project, Rwanda 

Wadzanai Garwe, President of the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations 

Mike Duxbury, co-founder of Inclusive Farms, United Kingdom

How technology is closing the rural information gap

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.