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    IFAD is the world’s fund for transforming agriculture, rural economies and food systems.

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  • What we do

    Simply put, IFAD invests in rural people. We do this by financing programmes, measuring results, innovating and working with rural people themselves.

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    Investing in Rural People Projects and Programmes Grants Initiatives and Facilities
    How We Work People-centred development Managing for results Transforming food systems Supporting transformative policies Embracing innovation Supporting South-South and Triangular Cooperation
    Our Impact Assessing our impact Contributing to the SDGs Delivering on our mission Results Management Framework PRISMA Dashboard
  • Where we work

    Spanning five regions and 92 countries, IFAD works where poverty and hunger are deepest.

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    Regions Asia and the Pacific East and Southern Africa Latin America and the Caribbean West and Central Africa Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia
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  • Action Areas

    From building resilience to empowering rural people and protecting the environment, explore our main areas of work.

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    Empowering rural people Rural women Rural youth Indigenous Peoples Persons with disabilities
    Protecting the environment Climate and environment Biodiversity
    Enhancing livelihoods and markets Private sector Rural finance Markets and value chains Managing land and its resources
    Promoting sustainable farming Water Crops Livestock Fisheries and aquaculture
    Building resilience Rural institutions & organizations Remittances Nutrition Preparing for crises
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    Wondering how you can help? Explore the many ways to get involved – and then join us!

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  • Who we are
    • About IFAD
      • Our vision
      • History
      • Finance
      • Partners
      • Corporate Documents
    • Our People
      • President
      • Leadership
      • Experts
      • Ambassadors and advocates
    • Governance
      • Governing Bodies
      • Governing Council
      • Executive Board
      • Membership
      • Replenishment
    • Transparency and Accountability
      • Ethics
      • Anticorruption
      • Evaluation
      • Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures
      • Corporate Procurement
      • Operations Dashboard
  • What we do
    • Investing in Rural People
      • Projects and Programmes
      • Grants
      • Initiatives and Facilities
    • How We Work
      • People-centred development
      • Managing for results
      • Transforming food systems
      • Supporting transformative policies
      • Embracing innovation
      • Supporting South-South and Triangular Cooperation
    • Our Impact
      • Assessing our impact
      • Contributing to the SDGs
      • Delivering on our mission
      • Results Management Framework
      • PRISMA Dashboard
  • Where we work
    • Regions
      • Asia and the Pacific
      • East and Southern Africa
      • Latin America and the Caribbean
      • West and Central Africa
      • Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia
  • Action Areas
    • Empowering rural people
      • Rural women
      • Rural youth
      • Indigenous Peoples
      • Persons with disabilities
    • Protecting the environment
      • Climate and environment
      • Biodiversity
    • Enhancing livelihoods and markets
      • Private sector
      • Rural finance
      • Markets and value chains
      • Managing land and its resources
    • Promoting sustainable farming
      • Water
      • Crops
      • Livestock
      • Fisheries and aquaculture
    • Building resilience
      • Rural institutions & organizations
      • Remittances
      • Nutrition
      • Preparing for crises
  • Knowledge & Data
    • Research
    • Reports
    • In Brief
    • Practical Tools
    • E-learning
  • Get Involved
    • Work with us
    • Join an event
    • Take action
    • Stay connected
    • Invest with us
    • Join a community
    • Contact us
  • News and Stories
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