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!
IFAD at Rome Nutrition Week 2025
A year on from the inaugural Rome Nutrition Week, this year's event will take place from 26-30 May, under the overarching theme of "Coherent Policy and Action for Better Nutrition".
IFAD at the 2025 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
This year's theme is “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing challenges.”
From Measurement to Action – Harnessing Empowerment Data for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience
This webinar will explore how empowerment data can shape programming on gender equality and climate adaptation, drawing on key learnings from the new report “Programmatic Insights from a Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (Pro-WEAI) Baseline Study in Maharashtra, India”.
2025 IFAD Innovation Day: Innovation for Rural Transformation
This year's IFAD Innovation Day will serve as a launchpad for a series of participatory consultations that will inform the development of our new innovation strategy.
IFAD at the 2025 N4G Paris Summit
The Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit is the flagship international conference on global nutrition.
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 First 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".
