Planting hope in remote communities, with Alvaro Lario - President of the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Growing up in rural Spain, Alvaro Lario's parents managed a small fruit farm that sold melons in local villages. Now he is President of the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and is helping small scale farmers to thrive all around the world. "All of these people are extremely entrepreneurial. They're extremely creative. They have a lot of willingness and energy. Many times it's just the lack of opportunity or the lack of means, and I think that's what makes this job or this role very rewarding." The UN supports rural communities around the world as they gain economic self-reliance through agricultural activities. In this episode, Alvaro Lario reflects on attracting private sector investment for those projects, on what indigenous groups can teach others about resilience to global shocks, and shares how building one new road can transform thousands of lives. Edited transcript, photos, multimedia and more at the AAN website: https://www.un.org/en/awake-at-night/s13-alvaro-lario-planting-hope-in-remote-communities Podcast full video available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cww_7PYrvTY