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China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility

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Enhancing rural productivity and advancing sustainable rural transformation



South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) is an integral part of IFAD’s work and helps achieve sustainable and inclusive rural transformation by building trust, forging partnerships, sharing knowledge, leveraging resources and scaling up proven solutions.

Established in 2018 with a supplementary contribution of US$10 million from China, the China-IFAD SSTC Facility is IFAD’s first facility dedicated to SSTC. It aims to mobilize knowledge, technologies and resources from the Global South to accelerate rural poverty alleviation, enhance rural productivity and advance sustainable rural transformation.

Using a demand-driven approach, projects are developed, owned and executed by the recipient organizations, including government agencies, international organizations, NGOs and the private sectors, following IFAD’s policies, procedures and guidelines.

Facility-funded projects are implemented in accordance with national priorities as outlined in the relevant Country Strategic Opportunities Programme (COSOP) to maximize development impact. These cover a broad range of themes – including climate change, gender, nutrition and youth – and target smallholder farmers, farmers’ organizations and small agribusinesses.

With the launch of its Phase II in 2025, the China-IFAD SSTC Facility is further strengthening its support for IFAD country operations, with priority given to:

  • Promoting innovative solutions to strengthen the productive, entrepreneurial, financial and marketing capacities of rural populations and small-scale farmers.
  • Fostering the adoption of inclusive production and business models that can raise rural people’s incomes, both in agriculture and in non-farm rural activities.
  • Supporting investment and market linkages between developing countries in alignment with the objective of the Facility.
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Xin Zhang

Temporary Professional Officer, South-South and Triangular Cooperation

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Dongmei Han

Technical Specialist, South-South and Triangular Cooperation

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