India, Oct. 9 -- India needs to look beyond farming to create decent jobs and raise rural household incomes, as many rural families depend on multiple sources of livelihood because farming alone does not pay enough, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro Lario has said.

Lario, who is leading IFAD at a time its partnership with India enters its 50th year, told HT the organisation's new eight-year strategy will focus on poorer states, 112 aspirational districts identified by Niti Ayog and regions facing climate shocks, in a bid to reach out to three million rural households or about 13 million people.

He also spoke about climate adaptation, the need to improve implementation of rural programmes, the role o...