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IFAD Annual Report 2023: Steady progress and innovation in rural development amid a challenging global context
"More than any other group it is rural people who suffer the consequences of today’s escalating global crises," said Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD, at the launch today of IFAD’s Annual Report 2023: Investing in Rural Communities for a Sustainable Future.
PM Modi, IFAD launch US$217 million programme to empower rural communities in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the "Competitiveness Improvement of Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project in Jammu and Kashmir" programme, a partnership between IFAD and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in India to enhance the competitiveness and climate resilience of small-scale farmers.
Global Agroecology Coalition launches its 2024-2030 strategy
The Agroecology Coalition is a global coalition of more than 300 members from pioneering governments, international agencies, scientific groups and civil society organizations. IFAD, a member of the coalition and a strong supporter for agroecology, will host the event.
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.
In Zambia, I saw rural resilience first-hand
IFAD Associate Vice-President Guoqi Wu shares insights after a visit to project areas in Zambia, which has been hit hard by drought.
Dry planet: drought and desertification, region by region
We asked IFAD’s climate experts how desertification and drought are affecting different parts of the world – and how rural people are leading the change that’s needed.
Uzbekistan and IFAD expand collaboration with the opening of a new country office in Tashkent
IFAD is proud to announce the opening of its new country office in Uzbekistan, marking a major achievement in IFAD’s long-standing commitment to support the country’s rural development efforts.
IFAD welcomes Canada’s generous contribution to fight hunger and poverty and urges other member states to do the same
IFAD applauds the announcement by the Prime Minister of Canada, today, at the G7 in Puglia, to commit CA$100 million to IFAD’s 13th replenishment, to support the world’s poorest rural populations in its 2025-2027 programme of work.
Digital remittances reduce poverty and drive rural transformation by connecting millions of ‘unbanked’ women and men, new IFAD-authored G20 report reveals
In celebration of the International Day of Family Remittances on 16 June, the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) has today unveiled a new report that provides evidence of the transformative impact of digital remittances, as a driver of financial inclusion and poverty reduction worldwide.