Thematic reminder 1.- Agriculture. Thematic reminder 2.- Livestock. Thematic reminder 3.- Rural enterprises. Thematic reminder 4.- Savings and credit. Thematic reminder 5.-Environment and natural resources. Thematic reminder 6.- Social and infraestructure constraints.

For IFAD, the concept of household food security is a fundamental analytic tool and organising principle for designing poverty alleviation projects and programmes. Household food security is the prime concern of poor households and determines their production and investment choices. Women play a key role in ensuring the capacity of their families to procure adequate supplies of food on a regular and sustainable basis. Recognizing the different but complementary roles played by men and women in the productive activities that from the basis of household economies should lie at the heart of good project design and implementation. The Memory Checks have been designed by IFAD to accompany project designers as a reminder of the household food security and gender-related variables that will, or should be, given priority in designing projects and programmes. The memory checks will also be a useful instrument for implementers and planners to ensure that projects are heading in the right direction.

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