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!
Things look a bit different here, right!
IFAD's mission has been consistent for almost five decades: invest in rural people.
But the way we communicate about it to the world is constantly changing with the times.
Our new website makes it even easier to find out what we do – and why this matters.
Rural Voices
Apricot farmers in the Hunza Valley strive for the best
Thanks to a new partnership model, apricots are making their way from the Karakoram Mountains to the rest of the world.
Event
20 September 2024
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.
Press release
9 September 2024
IFAD and the Philippines launch new project to boost rural livelihoods and protect ecosystems
IFAD and the Republic of the Philippines launched a new project to support rural communities, particularly those in the vulnerable uplands, at an event at the Department of Finance in Manila last week.
Opinions & Insights
Rural futures in focus: Zimbabwe
We caught up with IFAD's Country Director for Zimbabwe, Francesco Rispoli, about the country's present challenges – and future potential.
Cocoa farmers bring sweet dreams to life
Did you know nearly all of the world’s cocoa is produced by small-scale farmers? Let’s celebrate some of the people making our lives a little sweeter.
Publication
Stocktake of IFAD value chain projects in the Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia region
This stocktaking document reviews IFAD-funded value chain projects in the Near East, North Africa and Europe region. It highlights main issues and challenges, including targeting and lack of capacity.
Morocco's rural women venture forth with vinegar
Apple farming is a way of life in central Morocco, but farmers have been struggling with post-harvest losses. This all-woman cooperative is turning things around.
Strengthening value chains and transforming rural communities in Nigeria
The Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) develops cassava and rice value chains for smallholder farmers by building strong public–private–producer partnerships.
09 May 2024
Digital Public Infrastructures for Better Climate Action and Food Security
This talk will explore the roles Governments and the private sector play in deploying DPI to advance agricultural practices.
In Mozambique, a boost to private sector finance is a boost to rural communities
Financial exclusion is acute in rural Mozambique, and women are disproportionately impacted. Closing the funding gap to catalyse private-sector investment in rural communities can make all the difference.
Prosperity or the planet? Luckily, they're not mutually exclusive
All too often, value chain development harms the planet by emitting carbon and degrading environments. That’s why to build truly prosperous rural areas, we must make value chains not just strong, but sustainable.
Rebuilding livelihoods in Afghanistan’s rural communities
IFAD’s Crisis Response Initiative is helping pastoralists in Herat build resilience against crises by training pastoralists in animal husbandry practices, providing veterinary units with equipment and supplying high quality feed during winter months.