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The UN’s agricultural development fund chief urges Public Development Banks to direct funding to fight hunger, poverty and climate change

IFAD, Stanbic Bank enter partnership to cut money transfer costs to Uganda in half

12 startups de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lideran el cierre de la brecha digital en zonas rurales

African leader Gerardine Mukeshimana joins UN rural development agency IFAD as Vice-President

IFAD and Bangladesh observe 45 years of successful rural transformation

Investments in poor small-scale farmers generate significant benefits for climate and environment, says new IFAD-GEF report

El fondo de desarrollo agrícola de la ONU dará apoyo técnico y financiero para conservar los ecosistemas silvestres de la Amazonía peruana

UN and South Sudan join forces to boost rural development through producers’ organizations and access to finance

Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis

Décideurs et Ministres Africains réaffirment leur soutien au projet de transformation rurale du FIDA dans le cadre de la 13e reconstitution des fonds de l’institution

Transforming Global Food Systems: $400 billion needed per year while doing nothing could cost $12 trillion

New partnership to promote decent work across food systems

The UN’s agricultural development fund announces new US$900 million investment to improve over 600,000 rural lives in Brazil

UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment

New analysis: Rising obesity rates in developing countries linked to high cost and limited availability of healthy foods

The UN’s agricultural development fund invests US$7.96 billion in poorest rural communities to grow the world’s food: 2022 annual report

New Zealand contributes US$3.57 million to IFAD to enhance resilience of Pacific island communities through climate smart agriculture

122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report

Bolivia: Más de 19 000 productores rurales fortalecerán su resiliencia al cambio climático con apoyo del FIDA

UN’s IFAD goes to Ireland calling for increased funding to rural people in bid to curb global food insecurity

Miles de familias rurales del VRAEM invirtieron 230 millones de soles junto al FIDA y el Gobierno de Perú para mejorar sus ingresos y fortalecer su capacidad agraria

Spatial technology creates opportunities for vulnerable small-scale food producers as IFAD and ESA join forces

Food security and nutrition receive a boost in Mozambique

IFAD and European Space Agency use spatial technology to better serve the world’s poorest rural food producers

France champions ambitious call to fund IFAD to ensure long-term global food security and stability

The New Global Financing Pact must work for small-scale farmers who feed the world and live in poverty says IFAD President

A growing number of the world’s poorest countries are first to step up support to IFAD in fight to reduce hunger and poverty

G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting: IFAD President Alvaro Lario advocates for increased investment in rural transformation, reaffirms partnership with India

“We need to change our mindset, diaspora and migrant workers are crucial development partners,” says IFAD expert

Remittances and diaspora investments are vital to boost agriculture and rural development, says IFAD President

Media advisory: IFAD President Alvaro Lario visits India to advocate for small-scale farmers and rural communities at G20 meeting

IFAD reaffirms commitment to help Pacific Islands cope with climate change impacts and boost rural livelihoods

IFAD launches A New Day film, highlighting transformative power of investments in small-scale farmers who feed the world, ahead of Global Financing Pact talks in Paris

IFAD President visit to China reinforces longstanding partnership to transform rural lives

Harnessing the potential of remittance flows and diaspora investments for international development: more than $600 billion is sent home annually

New IFAD initiative with EU funding to boost rural development in Kenya through digital remittances

UN Rural development agency partners with Amundi to issue IFAD’s largest sustainable bond to date

IFAD President visits Canada, advocating for greater investment in small-scale farming to alleviate global food crises

Call for tender: Asia and the Pacific Implementation partner for the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions Project

IFAD project helps preserve the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest and improve communities' lives

EIB and IFAD deepen collaboration to strengthen food security, climate adaption and expedite project implementation

La escuela móvil de cocina Miska recorre Bolivia para formar a cientos de jóvenes emprendedores rurales

IFAD, GAFSP and WFP announce partnership to support Bhutan’s transition to commercially oriented agroecological farming

Appel à propositions: Programme mondial pour les petits producteurs agroécologiques et la transformation durable des systèmes alimentaires (GP-SAEP) – Burkina Faso

Appel à propositions: Programme mondial pour les petits producteurs agroécologiques et la transformation durable des systèmes alimentaires (GP-SAEP) – Madagascar

New IFAD initiative will help reduce global warming by lowering methane emissions from small-scale farming

Ethiopian farmers set to benefit from climate-smart initiatives

El FIDA promueve la inversión en negocios agrarios rurales de América Latina y el Caribe para asegurar el suministro mundial de alimentos

IFAD President and President of Kenya agree to accelerate agriculture and adapt to climate crisis

Urgent investment in rural areas is needed to safeguard global food security says UN’s IFAD

Japan and UN’s IFAD boost global food security by connecting small-scale producers to the private sector

IFAD at the Perugia International Journalism Festival

IFAD President Alvaro Lario meets Minister Tetsuro Nomura and joins the G7 Agriculture Ministers' Meeting in Miyazaki, Japan

IFAD issues first sustainable bond in euros to Germany’s HPK and others, increasing investments to alleviate rural poverty and hunger

10 000 productores rurales ecuatorianos transformarán sus medios de vida gracias a un proyecto de USD 30 millones apoyado por el FIDA

IFAD and Burundi sign US$3 million grant to help cushion small-scale farmers from continued impacts of Ukraine crisis

IFAD officials to meet government authorities and small-scale farmers in Angola

The EU and IFAD join forces to support resilient and sustainable food systems

IFAD loan of 5 million euros to Mauritania to help strengthen the resilience of marginalized rural populations

“There is no food security without water security,” says IFAD executive in plea to increase investments in water solutions for small-scale farmers

YouTubers y TikTokers rurales de Bolivia, Colombia y Honduras promocionan su entorno con apoyo del FIDA

Alvaro Lario, President of IFAD: "Spain can become a world leader in the fight against hunger and poverty at this crucial time"

UN Agency IFAD becomes a voting member of the ICMA principles, providing investors with another reason to bank on rural development

‘Don’t give up on Niger’ - Ambassador Cindy Mccain, calls for increased donor support amidst growing food insecurity

Time to step up investments in rural communities on the frontline of climate change in the Pacific islands

International Women’s Day 2023: Bridging the digital gender divide is essential for unleashing women’s potential in rural areas, say UN food and agriculture agencies

IFAD, the UN’s rural development agency, and India deepen shared commitment to build resilient rural livelihoods

IFAD President in Germany stresses “importance to invest in building long-term resilience” in rural communities

38 665 000 EUR du FIDA pour soutenir l’insertion économique et professionnelle des jeunes ruraux maliens

IFAD and Kingdom of Cambodia sign agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth

New IFAD-funded project in DRC to feed cities, develop rural areas and promote food sovereignty

IFAD loan to enable small-scale farmers in Viet Nam to plan for, cope with and adapt to climate change impacts

New IFAD - and GAFSP - funded project to scale up successful approaches to increasing food and nutrition security and increase small-scale farmers’ incomes in Lao PDR

IFAD’s Governing Council endorses Ukraine as its 178th Member State

Pueblos Indígenas de Bolivia logran un reconocimiento mundial por su gestión ganadera adaptada al cambio climático, con apoyo del FIDA