Partners
IFAD works with many partners, including rural people, to increase our impact.
Private sector investment is increasingly fueling agricultural growth, opening up income-generating and employment opportunities for rural populations, and for smallholder farmers in particular.
The 500 million small farms in the developing world represent a huge opportunity for companies to source products and inputs sustainably and inclusively. IFAD’s public investments are helping to connect smallholder farmers to markets and bridge market gaps to help build productive, profitable and inclusive value chain partnerships in developing markets.
Some key partnerships include:
“ It is very important to have a partner who is present on the ground. IFAD has the connection in the country. It has relationships with the people there. Then we, the private partner, can bring logistics and experience to establish the market chain between the consumers and the producers. ”
Sébastien Balmisse Director, Kaoka
Private Sector Investment Advisor