RLDP contributes to the development of sustainable livelihood systems and the promotion of greater equity in rural areas by increasing incomes of rural households, both from farm and off-farm sources. The program's key strategies revolve around facilitating the poor's access to credit and market and developing economically viable and sustainable enterprises where the beneficiaries effectively exercise management and control over these activities and receive equitable benefits from the same.

IRDF currently supports alternative trading projects of organizations of farmers, fishers, and women. The RLDP assistance covers the following:

• Cooperative Development
• Credit Support
• Training and Technical Consultancy Services