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Indigenous Peoples are crucial partners to build a better post–COVID-19 world, says IFAD President

As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN report warns

The Rural Youth Innovation Award honours young people who care about biodiversity, market access and the preservation of traditions

IFAD invests €77.7 million in Niger for food and nutrition security and climate change resilience

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and IFAD partner for better nutrition and resilience for small-scale farmers facing COVID-19

Peru: New IFAD-funded project to help family farmers to increase productivity and recover from COVID-19

On International Day of Family Remittances, IFAD calls for remittance service providers to be declared essential businesses in times of crisis

Canada is first to commit funds to IFAD facility created to help avert food crisis

IFAD supports projects that increase agricultural productivity and incomes in Madagascar

El FIDA centrará su actividad en México en promover la inclusión económica activa de la población rural más pobre y vulnerable

IFAD’s Sara Mbago-Bhunu to join renowned Global South Experts on Commission on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification

Media invite: IFAD and WEF panel - Protecting food security during COVID-19

El FIDA invertirá USD 554 millones para apoyar la recuperación de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe tras el impacto de la COVID-19

IFAD announces landmark investment in impact fund helping rural SMEs

IFAD’s response to the COVID-19 crisis - protecting and enhancing rural resilience

UN Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba launch appeal for IFAD’s $200 million coronavirus relief fund for rural communities

New IFAD fund launched to help prevent rural food crisis in wake of COVID-19

Making sure rural communities won't be left behind in the response to COVID-19

Mali and IFAD develop a new strategic programme to meet the challenge of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the face of climate change

Securing sustainable food systems hinges on gender equality

India - economic and social empowerment for one million women

El FIDA invita a los jóvenes de América Latina y el Caribe a postular al Premio a la Innovación Juvenil Rural

President Xi Jinping of China thanks IFAD, FAO and WFP for their support during COVID-19 outbreak

Guinea-Bissau and IFAD partner to build farmers’ resilience to climate change

Call for Proposals: Mainstream Fintech and Agritech Technologies into IFAD’s portfolio of country programmes (Latin America and the Caribbean region)

Sao Tome and Principe and IFAD partner to improve nutrition and incomes in face of climate change

Urgent call for increased investment in rural development to address rising conflict

Global Citizen and IFAD announce partnership to mobilize billions of dollars to help end extreme poverty and hunger

World leaders and celebrities call for greater investment to end hunger and poverty

Mali’s President calls for solidarity as food crisis escalates across Sahel

Sahel Crisis leaves millions on the brink of hunger

IFAD to provide US$43 million to boost aquaculture in Mozambique

Mozambique and IFAD join to combat climate change and increase food security

IFAD and Tunisia invest in improving the livelihoods of poor rural families

IFAD President calls on Member States to increase investment in rural development to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

43rd IFAD Governing Council, 11-12 February 2020

El FIDA evidencia que su apoyo ha mejorado los medios de vida de las familias rurales en el Ecuador

Call for proposals: Stepping up IFAD’s gender transformative agenda - Women’s land rights initiative

IFAD and EIB launch $125 million project to boost rural incomes and food security in Cambodia

El FIDA presenta la evaluación de su labor de reducción de la pobreza rural en el Ecuador

Media invite: IFAD Governing Council 2020

Call for Proposals: Disability inclusive rural transformation project

Call for Proposals: Scaling up renewable energy technologies in agriculture

Call for proposals: Grant to apply a results based management approach to enhance project management for rural transformation (RESOLVE)

Former Norwegian minister and diplomat joins IFAD as Associate Vice-President

Ethiopia and IFAD to increase access to financial services in rural areas threatened by climate change

IFAD and FAO Investment Centre sign cooperation agreement

Funds from Sweden to help farmers adapt to climate change

New investment to commercialize small-scale farming for 300,000 Malawians

Call for Expressions of Interest: Capacity Building for IFAD’s Project Procurement investment portfolio (BUILD PROC)

Productivity and incomes of small-scale farmers increased through IFAD and Nepal partnership – new report.

IFAD opens Liaison Office in Riyadh to strengthen partnerships with Gulf

IFAD and China promote climate-resilient agriculture and reforestation in Pakistan

IFAD and Nepal to review progress in reducing rural poverty

New microenterprise project to make farming profitable for half a million Bangladeshi families

Photo contest on youth and rural development

Morocco and IFAD to invest in smallholder farmers’ climate change resilience

New Report: Investments in indigenous peoples, youth and women essential to fight climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean

IFAD, together with ASEAN invests in reducing transboundary haze pollution in Southeast Asia

Farms. Food. Future. IFAD’s new monthly podcast brings the voice of farmers in developing countries to the table.

Farmers on the climate frontline, reducing inequalities with IFAD at COP25

Boosting incomes and protecting the environment – IFAD and Government of Peru assess achievements of joint project

Rural finance in Sierra Leone strengthened by IFAD projects – new report

Ethiopia and IFAD to help families adapt to climate shocks in new multi-million dollar project

Sierra Leone and IFAD to strengthen partnerships, agricultural value chains and rural finance

IFAD calls on governments in Asia and Pacific region to invest in their rural youth

Call for proposals: Promoting sustainable technologies and marketing strategies to increase incomes and reduce food losses in small fish systems

As climate shocks intensify, UN food agencies urge more support for southern Africa's hungry people

Head of UN rural development agency in India to boost efforts to eradicate poverty

New project launched to help Chadian farmers adapt to climate change and boost the agriculture sector

IFAD and partners invest US$ 30 million in Samoa to make small-scale farming and fishing more profitable and climate-proof

El FIDA inaugura su oficina en Brasilia con la revisión de su estrategia país en Brasil

Sudan and IFAD to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and manage natural resources

‘Still I Rise’ — UN agency launches film tribute to rural women and girls featuring Maya Angelou

IFAD opens regional office in Egypt, providing rural development support to seven countries in the region

Egypt and IFAD strengthen partnership to reduce rural poverty and promote resilience in desert environments

Eswatini and IFAD partner to boost inclusive financial services for smallholder farmers

Call for proposals: Grant to implement inclusive red meat value chains for women and youth farmers in Eastern and Southern Africa

IFAD and Senegal invest in decent jobs and incomes for poor and marginalized rural young people

A common path towards Guatemala’s sustainable development

2019 United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: FAO, IFAD and WFP highlight the commitment of leaving no one behind in achieving SDG2

Afrobeat stars Mr Eazi and Sherrie Silver at 2019 African Green Revolution Forum to support IFAD's call for greater investment in youth and rural development

Call for proposals: Grant to strengthen the supply of improved seeds and improved PPP in Central Africa (SISCA)

Achieving zero hunger means investing in small farmers

IFAD, Bangladesh and partners to invest $54.8 million to improve infrastructure and living standards in coastal chars

Africa’s Key Development Partners Formalize Their Commitment to Work Jointly to Help Address Food and Nutrition Security in Times of Climate Change

Call for Proposals: Integrated fish-rice-vegetable food systems

Lebanon and IFAD partner to boost smallholder dairy production

New rural finance project to help boost rural enterprise sector in Mozambique

UN chief stresses importance of investing in smallholder farmers during upcoming visit to Lao PDR and Cambodia

World hunger is still not going down after three years and obesity is still growing – UN report

No stability in the Sahel without rural development and job creation for young people, says IFAD President ahead of G7

Mali and IFAD strengthen partnership for investing in rural youth

Call for proposals: Grant to support family farming, regional markets and cross border trade corridors (FARM-TRAC) in the Sahel

IFAD calls for greater investment to end extreme poverty and hunger

IFAD at the Perugia International Journalism Festival

Rwanda and IFAD partner to reduce poverty in drought-prone areas

New IFAD report highlights challenges facing growing population of rural youth in the world's poorest countries

Décentraliser pour mieux servir les petits producteurs du Sahel

New policies and investments urgently needed in support of rural youth in poorest countries, says a new UN report