IFAD is the world’s fund for transforming agriculture, rural economies and food systems.
Simply put, IFAD invests in rural people. We do this by financing programmes, measuring results, innovating and working with rural people themselves.
Spanning five regions and 92 countries, IFAD works where poverty and hunger are deepest.
From building resilience to empowering rural people and protecting the environment, explore our main areas of work.
Wondering how you can help? Explore the many ways to get involved – and then join us!
Things look a bit different here, right!
IFAD's mission has been consistent for almost five decades: invest in rural people.
But the way we communicate about it to the world is constantly changing with the times.
Our new website makes it even easier to find out what we do – and why this matters.
Global Family Farming Forum
To mark the halfway point of the UNDFF, the Global Family Farming Forum will celebrate family farming as the backbone of diverse, innovative and dynamic agrifood systems.
Launch of the Mapping Report on Affordable and Transferrable Climate-Smart Technologies for Smallholder Farmers
This event will present the mapping study, while experts and stakeholders from the targeted countries will feedback on the technologies highlighted in the report.
IFAD at the Convention on Biological Diversity COP16
The Biodiversity COP will focus on transforming the commitments of the 2022 Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into actionable national biodiversity plans and mobilize resources to meet the biodiversity finance gap.
IFAD at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto
Terra Madre, organized by the Slow Food movement, seeks to reshape our relationship with nature through food, creating a healthier and more sustainable future.
ELPS Initiative: Sustainable Coffee Production Project in Tanzania Launch Event
This event will introduce ELPS – the 2023 Japanese G7 Presidency initiative – as a new public-private partnership model.
Financing Food and Rural Development
The authors of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report 2024 will present the findings and recommendations of the report.
Global partners, local actions: Strengthening nutrition and food security through South-South and Triangular Cooperation
To mark the International South-South Cooperation Day, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency, IFAD, FAO and WFP will host an event on how to address global challenges through practical and collaborative solutions.
Innovation Talk: Is big bet philanthropy capable of scaling food systems transformation?
This Innovation Talk will explore innovations and strategies to transform global food systems and delve into how philanthropic partnerships and investments can be mobilized for systems change.
IFAD Innovation Talk on emerging technologies for rural people at AFS Forum
IFAD's side event at the Africa Food Systems Forum will explore how open innovation can strengthen the resilience of rural smallholder farmers and advance sustainable agricultural development.
IFAD at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2024
The Africa Food Systems Forum brings together stakeholders from across the continent to mobilize action and share lessons to build productive, nutritious, inclusive, resilient and sustainable food systems in Africa.
Regional meetings ahead of the Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD
Regional consultations bring together Indigenous Peoples representatives and IFAD staff to discuss their economic, social and cultural development.
Decoding the fundamentals of development finance
This webinar will review the main concepts of development finance, provide an overview of the current development financing architecture and offer a preview of the emerging messages from the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report (SOFI).
