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!
Seventh Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD
Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination: a pathway for food security and sovereignty.
48th session of the IFAD Governing Council
The overarching theme of the Governing Council is “Catalysing Investment at the 1st Mile”.
IFAD at Desertification COP16
At COP16, IFAD will champion investments and initiatives that generate positive outcomes for land, ecosystems and rural communities.
IFAD at COP29
At COP29, IFAD will continue to advocate for climate finance and adaptation for smallholder farmers.
2024 Annual General Assembly: Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development’s Annual General Assembly will rethink how the international community can optimize limited official development assistance in food and nutrition.
IFAD at 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.
Committee on World Food Security 52
This year’s event will focus on the theme: "50 Years of CFS: Acting Together for a world free from hunger and malnutrition".
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 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.
