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.
Publication
Rural Finance Expansion Programme in Zambia
This case study highlights RUFEP's impact in Zambia, focusing on partnerships, digital financial services and community-based financial solutions.
Digital Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific Region: A synthesis of ongoing work
This brief provides a comprehensive overview of how digital tools and technologies are shaping the future of agriculture and rural livelihoods in the Asia and Pacific region.
Press release
10 September 2024
UN Agency IFAD wins global award for fund traceability innovation using blockchain
IFAD proudly announces that its innovative TRACE blockchain initiative has been awarded the prestigious World Future Award for best blockchain-based traceability solution in 2024.
Call for proposals
8 July 2024
Call for proposals: IFAD grant Agri Connect
This call for proposals is to select a recipient or consortium of recipients to receive IFAD grant financing to implement the project ‘Agri Connect.
Event
9 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.
Moonshots for Development: Open Innovation Challenge Winners
This event will showcase the finalists from the Joint Moonshots for Development Open Innovation Challenge on AI for Climate Resilience in Rural Areas.
Opinions & Insights
With new geospatial tools, mapping environmental impact is as easy as ABC
Launched this year by the IFAD-hosted Agri-PBD Platform, the ABC-Map uses satellite data to get a holistic view of environmental impact without requiring any ground data.
4 ways IFAD is using AI to transform rural development
Artificial Intelligence is not just a buzzword for IFAD – it is a powerful new technology that delivers better development results and increases impact.
Rural Voices
Meet the women closing the digital divide in rural China
Investing in women's digital empowerment can foster prosperity not just for them, but for entire communities. These three remarkable rural women revitalizing their villages in rural China are living proof of this.
Podcast
Rural youth rocking the digital age – Episode 56
In this episode, we speak to three young YouTubers and TikTokers in Latin America who are bringing their rural lives to the world via our screens – and encouraging young rural people to build a future at home.
Operations Academy: ICT4D in Agriculture - Digital Rural Finance
This advanced course builds on the ‘Fundamentals of ICT4D in Agriculture course’ to enhance knowledge and capacity among IFAD staff and members of Project Management Units to integrate agricultural digital technologies into IFAD’s work.
Operations Academy: ICT4D in Agriculture - Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation
This advanced course builds on the ‘Fundamentals of ICT4D in Agriculture’ course to further IFAD staff’s understandings of key principles and approaches to integrate digital solutions into IFAD’s work.