Events
16 - 17 April 2018
Raising goats is an income-generating activity that has enormous potential to increase incomes and improve nutrition for resource poor households especially in remote, tribal and ecologically vulnerable areas. It is an activity that requires a low investment and input costs. Goats are prolific breeders and have a good survival rate in drought prone areas.
14 March 2018
In collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, IFAD is organizing a high-level seminar entitled Preparing Rural Communities to Cope with Climate Change through South-South and Triangular Cooperation, in Islamabad on 14 March.
12 - 23 March 2018
This year's CSW theme is challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls.
08 March 2018
International Women’s Day will draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population.
13 - 14 February 2018
IFAD's 41st Governing Council, held on 13 and 14 February, is on the theme From fragility to long-term resilience: investing in sustainable rural economies.
01 - 02 February 2018
The 28th UN-Water Meeting will take place from 1-2 February 2017, at the headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy. The meeting will gather UN-Water members and partners to discuss issues related to UN-Water.
07 February 2020
The Near East and North Africa (NEN) regional presentation of the Rural Development Report (RDR) will be held on 8 December in Tunis, Tunisia.
06 - 17 November 2017
At the UN Climate Change Conference this year (COP23), from 6 to 17 November, nations of the world will meet to advance the goals of the Paris Agreement and develop guidelines to support progress on implementation.
17 October 2017
Purpose of this joint event would be to present to IFAD Country Programme Managers, other interested colleagues and Member States, the outcomes of the Interrelations between public policies, migration and development project (IPPMD) on how sectoral policies and programmes, in particular focused on agriculture and rural development, have a relevant impact on migration, and vice-versa.
12 October 2017
On the occasion of the 44th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), the Rome-based Agencies (FAO, IFAD and WFP) are organising a side event in collaboration with Hivos, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and NEPAD.
12 September 2017
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 12 September as the UN day for South-South Cooperation.Within the context of Agenda 2030 and in cooperation with FAO, IFAD will organise a two hour session to discuss the opportunities and challenges in promoting SSTC for sustainable and inclusive rural transformation.
27 June 2017
IFAD invites you to learn about four successful agricultural innovations, each of which demonstrate high potential for being scaled up in projects and programmes.
15 - 16 June 2017
Organized by IFAD in collaboration with the World Bank and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), the Forum coincided with the celebration of the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) on 16 June, in recognition of the fundamental contribution of migrants to the wellbeing of their families and communities back home.
27 April 2017
13 - 24 March 2017
IFAD continued its advocacy and partnership building to empower rural and indigenous women by playing an active role in the sixty-first session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
08 March 2017
International Women's Day is held every year on 8 March to celebrate women's achievements throughout history and across nations.
10 - 13 February 2017
The Indigenous Peoples’ Forum at IFAD is a concrete way for IFAD to institutionalize consultation and dialogue with representatives of indigenous peoples’ institutions.
10 February 2017
During the third global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum at IFAD in February 2017 the President of IFAD Kanayo F. Nwanze inaugurated a room dedicated to indigenous peoples.
25 - 27 January 2017
The 2030 Agenda holds up the promise of a radically different and better future for rural people, rural economies, agriculture and food systems. But realizing this promise will require enormous investments, supported by enabling policies and institutions – including vastly improved access to finance for investment by smallholder farmers and rural small and medium enterprises.
As a consequence, the need to boost investment in rural economic development and financial inclusion in order to achieve the new global agenda has never been more important.
As a consequence, the need to boost investment in rural economic development and financial inclusion in order to achieve the new global agenda has never been more important.
31 October - 03 November 2016
IFAD will be participating in the , a platform for development solutions at the global and regional levels that was endorsed by the United Nations General
29 November 2016
AgTalks presents the latest thinking, trends and research on policies and innovation in small-scale farming. This session, titled Whassup with Agriculture? Young innovators tell their stories" focuses on how young people are engaging in agriculture, and how more young people can be motivated to do the same.
23 November 2016
The West and Central Africa regional presentation of the Rural Development Report will be held on 23 November in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, organized in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB).
15 - 16 November 2016
In 2015, the African continent received an impressive US$65 billion in remittances from over 20 million of its citizens working abroad, contributing
07 - 18 November 2016
Nearly one year after the watershed COP21 Climate Summit in Paris, governments will again convene in Marrakech, Morocco for COP22 to move forward with
10 June 2016
Rural Development Report 2016 & IFAD Flagship Event The world around us is changing quickly and empowering rural people to create their own prosperity
12 September 2014
Every year on this date, the United Nations commemorates the adoption in 1978 of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action for Promoting and Implementing Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries.
25 October 2016
The East and Southern Africa Regional Presentation of the Rural Development Report 2016 will take place on 25 October in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 70 participants
17 October 2016
The will meet for its 43rd session in Rome, from 17- 21 October. The special event Sustainable Food Value Chains for Nutrition is jointly organized by
16 October 2016
The Asia and Pacific regional presentation of the Rural Development Report 2016: Fostering Inclusive Rural Transformation, will take place in New Delhi,
09 September 2016
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) and the Policy and Technical Advisory Division (PTA) Gender Desk jointly organized a workshop on Gender transformative
29 September 2016
On 29 September, IFAD President Kanayo F. Nwanze will chair the regional launch of the Rural Development Report 2016 for the Latin America and Caribbean
22 - 23 October 2009
The Global Forum on Remittances 2009 was the third in a series of groundbreaking conferences dedicated to highlighting the importance of international migration and the vital flow of remittances that result.
18 - 19 October 2007
Background The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank
14 September 2016
The 2016 edition of the Rural Development Report will be launched on Wednesday 14 September 2016 at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Rome, Italy.
05 September 2016
Rural women work in an IFAD-supported cashew-processing factory in Viet Nam that exports to Japan, China and Taiwan. Growing demand for food – driven by
17 - 20 October 2016
ABOUT Habitat III, or the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, is the first United Nations global summit after the adoption
19 February 2014
The International Year of Family Farming recognizes the importance of family farming in reducing poverty, improving food security and achieving more sustainable
13 July 2016
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) and IFAD jointly organized a technical meeting on "Diaspora contribution to development:
17 November 2011
On 17 November 2011, IFAD's Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) will hold its annual meeting. The meeting marks the FFR's fifth year of operations
27 - 29 June 2016
IFAD, Oxfam and Hivos are jointly organizing a "Forum on Empowerment through Household Methodologies" (Rome, 27 - 29 June 2016) for practitioners and
17 February 2010
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:30-11:30 - Inaugural ceremony , delivered on his behalf by the Chairperson of the Governing Council Statement of the President
09 June 2016
The results agenda - using results for better accountability and for improved aid effectiveness - has had a significant impact on the way development programmes
22 January 2014
Rural development as key to nutrition and food security The World Economic Forum gives IFAD a chance to advocate for investments and partnerships that
15 May 2014
ROME, 15 May 2014 – "It's almost impossible to overstate the importance of livestock on family farms," says Antonio Rota, IFAD's Senior Technical Adviser