What's new
IFAD statements
- Urban and rural development: Sustainability for all - IFAD President statement at BioVision Alexandria 2012
- Statement by IFAD President to the 85th session of the Development Committee
- Statement by IFAD President on the occasion of 8 March - Empowering young rural women: Inspiring futures
- Statement by IFAD President to the opening session of the Thirty-fifth Session of the Governing Council
Arabic | English | French | Spanish - Opening statement by IFAD President to the fourth global meeting of the Farmers’ Forum
- Statement by IFAD President at the high-level meeting on the situation in the Sahel
- Joint statement by the Rome-based agencies (FAO, IFAD, and WFP) on CSW56 priority theme
Stories from the field
- Mozambique: Helping fishing communities help themselves
- Planting for a harsher climate: regeneration and conservation in the Malian Sahel
- Farmers go back to school in Zanzibar
- Nurturing the rural entrepreneurs of tomorrow in Colombia
Operations
- Where we work
- Planned project activities
- Africa - Western and Central
- Africa - Eastern and Southern
- Asia and the Pacific
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Near East and North Africa
Evaluation
- Rwanda: Country Programme Evaluation | Profile | Insight
- Republic of Ghana: Rural Financial Services Project
- Republic of Uganda: Area-Based Agricultural Modernization Programme - Project performance assessment
Full list of latest publications
Media
Publications
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Land tenure security and poverty reduction
English | French - The future of world food security
English - Promoting rural enterprise growth
and development: Lessons from
four projects in sub-Saharan Africa
English - Informe Latinoamericano sobre Pobreza y Desigualdad 2011
English (summary) | Spanish - IFAD Policy on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Arabic | English | French | Spanish - IFAD Guidelines on Project Audits
Arabic | English | French | Spanish - Transforming IFAD, changing lives
Arabic | English | French | Spanish - IFAD at a glance
Arabic | English | French |Italian | Spanish - Private-Sector Strategy - Deepening IFAD’s engagement with the private sector
Arabic | English | French |Spanish
Electronic newsletters
- FIDAction
- Making a difference in Asia and the Pacific
- Progress in East and Southern Africa
- Rural echoes in Near East and North Africa
- Rural perspectives - Sharing experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean
Video productions
In the North East of Brazil, millions of people battle to grow food around their houses due to dirty water and sewage that runs outside, making the soil toxic. But now a newly designed biowater filtering system has the potential to change all of their lives. This is the story of Ulisses dos Santos who has tested out the system for one year. Now he is not only eating better, but also making a profit.
Brazil is considered to be the largest producer of charcoal in the world. And in the North East of the country, much of the cutting down of trees to produce this charcoal is illegal. The effect on the environment is devastating. In fact, this area has the fifth highest rate of deforestation in the country. This is the story of how the discovery of ground water helped one community moved from coal production to crop production - turning a dry barren area into a green oasis.
The North-East of Brazil is the most densely populated semi-arid region in the world. For generations, farmers have resorted to excessive use of chemicals and slash and burn agriculture, stripping the soil of nutrients. Now farmers like Irupuan Gomes are trying something new. He is using bush management techniques to rehabilitate the natural ecosystem. Not only is the environment healthier -- but so are his profits.
Events and meetings
- 3-4 April: 105th session of the Executive Board
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3 May 2012: Ninth special session of the Executive Board (closed session)
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20-22 June: Rio+20, The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)
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21 June : Emoluments Committee
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22 June: 123rd session of the Audit Committee
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22 June : Working Group on IFAD’s Blend Terms – 2nd meeting

