Acute Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Rise for Sixth Consecutive Year in World’s Most Fragile Regions – New Report

Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink, in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to the Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), released today.

IFAD issues a second sustainable bond to Bank Al Maghrib to jointly support food security in rural areas

IFAD and the Bank Al Maghrib have partnered for the second time to increase financing for food security in rural areas around the world.

IFAD and Libya launch their first-ever project to help farmers combat water scarcity

IFAD and UNOPS have launched a new investment project in cooperation with the Government of Libya that will help 57,000 smallholder farmers and pastoralist households in chronically dry areas make their water supplies last longer and build their resilience to climate change.

New investment by Uzbekistan and IFAD to strengthen family farmers and dairy sector

IFAD and the Government of Uzbekistan recently launched in Washington a new investment worth US$47.4 million that will target vulnerable dairy farmers, the Dairy Value Chain Development Project – Phase II (DVCDP II).

Rural youth benefit from Indonesia-IFAD knowledge-sharing

IFAD and the Govt of Indonesia partnered on an SSTC event to share learnings from a successful project on youth in agriculture.

Agricultural insurance to improve the lives of 47,500 vulnerable households in Mauritania 

To strengthen the capacity of Mauritanian smallholder farmers to face the increasingly extreme effects of climate change, such as unpredictable flooding and drought, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and IFAD have launched a new project to reduce the vulnerability of 47,500 households in five wilayas [regions] in the country’s south and east: Brakna, Gorgol, Assaba, Hodh El Gharbi and Hodh Ech Chargui.

New IFAD €3 million loan to create 10,000 rural jobs in Benin

Over 10,000 new jobs will be created by farmers and small rural businesses in Benin, after the country’s largest microfinancing lender PEBCo-BETHESDA signed a €3 million loan agreement with IFAD to increase their access to microfinance.

Compelling story on artisanal fishers in Greenland wins IFAD-sponsored ‘Rural Voices’ Mobile Journalism Award

The winning story, Fishing Among Icebergs, was produced, shot and edited by Spanish journalist Leonor Suárez, from the Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias (RTPA).

IFAD, China, and private sector invest in enterprise-led green agricultural development and rural revitalization

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of China have signed an agreement to invest US$235.2 million in a project to enhance rural livelihoods which will benefit 128,000 smallholder farmers over the next six years in the Hunan province of China.

IFAD inaugurates upgraded Cambodia country office to support rural development projects

The inauguration was attended by Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Government of Cambodia, and Reehana Raza, Regional Director, Asia and the Pacific, IFAD as well as Frew Behabtu, IFAD Country Director to Cambodia.

Investing in local food systems boosts nutrition and economic growth, advocates IFAD at Nutrition for Growth Summit

Investing in small-scale agriculture and local food systems is one of the most impactful ways of tackling malnutrition and food insecurity, bringing lasting benefits to national economies. This is the message Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD, will take to the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit that will bring global leaders and the world’s nutrition experts together in Paris on 27-28 March 2025.

IFAD and Haiti sign US$23.6 million grant agreement to support nearly 100,000 rural people

IFAD and the Government of the Republic of Haiti signed a US$23.6 million grant agreement to increase incomes for nearly 100,000 poor rural people, through a new project called Enhancing Food Security through Sustainable Agriculture, Local Economy Development and Healthy Diets (EFOSE) in Rome, yesterday.