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IFAD enters the Australian Dollar market, issuing AUD 75 million sustainable bond to investor Meiji Yasuda Life

El Presidente del Fondo de Desarrollo Agrícola de la ONU ratifica la apuesta por el sector productivo de camélidos en Bolivia, luego de invertir 165 millones de dólares en desarrollo rural por cuatro décadas

IFAD and Cambodia to continue to collaborate on key initiatives to boost small-scale agriculture and farmers’ incomes

Appel à propositions “ Coordination régionale et soutien au dialogue politique du Programme conjoint Sahel en réponse aux défis COVID-19, conflits et changements climatiques (SD3C) ”

Innovation for Sustainability: Global leaders harness the power of innovation

Call for proposals: IFAD grant for supporting the use of satellite data in project design, monitoring and evaluation

Global Report on Food Crises: Acute hunger remains persistently high in 59 countries with 1 in 5 people assessed in need of critical urgent action

Migrant Contributions for Development Call for Proposals 2024 for Uzbekistan

Without gender equity there will be no sustainable development, declares IFAD at launch of the Inter American Decade for the Rights of Rural Women

Brazil: New IFAD-funded project to promote payment for environmental services will foster agroforestry transition in cocoa production areas in Bahia

Senior IFAD official to meet Ministers and small-scale farmers in Zambia to promote agricultural transformation

Somalia and IFAD sign new financial agreement to strengthen food security and build resilience in rural areas

IFAD establishes a new Multi-Donor Funding Facility to support the Joint Sahel Programme

IFAD and Montenegro sign financing agreement to support climate adaptation in Northern mountainous areas

Alvaro Lario: “Without family farming, we would not have eaten today”

IFAD and WFP work together to combat hunger in fragile contexts

Migrant Contributions for Development Call for Proposals 2024 for the Kyrgyz Republic

Migrant Contributions for Development Call for Proposals 2024 for Tajikistan

IFAD and partners to build resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change impacts in seven Sahelian Countries

Investing in women and girls makes economic sense and accelerates progress for millions of people

IFAD and JICA Renew their Memorandum of Cooperation for Rural Development, Food and Nutrition Security

EU and IFAD launch new initiative to strengthen financial inclusion by boosting digital remittances in Central Asia

Building resilience, empowering communities: new fisheries project set to transform lives in Mozambique

Global food crisis, poor nutrition and the effects of climate change need urgent action, says IFAD President

MOPAN assessment of IFAD 2023

IFAD Member States approve ambitious $2 bn plan to reduce hunger and poverty for 100 million rural people

IFAD highlights the transformative power of innovation for small-scale farmers

Global leaders harness the power of innovation for small-scale farmers at IFAD’s 47th Governing Council

El FIDA insta a entidades públicas y privadas a acelerar las inversiones en desarrollo rural en Perú

Innovation for a food-secure future

Call for proposals: IFAD grant for Programme in Rural Monitoring & Evaluation Phase III

IFAD enters the SEK market, issuing 1 billion SEK sustainable bond to investors Skandia and Folksam

IFAD and Lesotho partner to support small-scale producers increase the value of their wool and mohair

IFAD partners with Hamkorbank in Uzbekistan to provide needed micro-loans to dairy and horticulture producers

IFAD Vice-President calls for strong leadership to address root causes of hunger and rural poverty at Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference

IFAD President makes first official visit to Algeria to promote youth employment and climate adaptation in rural areas

Joint IFAD and IDB project in Brazil will improve the lives of 210,000 rural people in the semiarid Piauí State

La CEPAL y el FIDA proponen redefinir el concepto de ruralidad para mejorar las políticas públicas e impulsar la agenda de desarrollo socioeconómico

Ahead of Davos, IFAD acts to increase concessional blended financing to encourage vital private sector investments in rural economies

New multi-service platform provides access to improved financial services for Moroccan migrants and their families

Maximising the development potential of remittances in Southern Africa

Member States set IFAD on track to largest replenishment ever to tackle poverty, hunger and the climate crisis

World leaders support IFAD's urgent call for increased investment in rural communities and future global food security - Angola and France lead the way

Bolivia: El FIDA promueve el intercambio de conocimientos rumbo al Año Internacional de los Camélidos

Facing a future of growing food insecurity and climate challenges, world leaders commit to increased funding for small-scale farmers and rural people

In the face of climate change and increased global food insecurity, Member States reaffirm support to IFAD

Gender equality in rural areas essential to climate change adaptation, says IFAD President

IFAD launches innovative financing mechanism to support small-scale food producers to adapt to climate change in Eastern Africa

​​​​​​​The USA contributes US$50 million to a new multi-donor trust fund addressing climate and food crises hosted by UN's IFAD

Small-scale farmers must not be forgotten if we want to feed the world and safeguard the planet - IFAD at COP 28

Over 200,000 farmers to benefit from IFAD, ADB initiative to boost dryland farming in Indonesia

Experts and practitioners come together to improve nutrition outcomes in agricultural development in West and Central Africa

Sharp decrease in climate finance going to small-scale farmers - new report shows

IFAD lists its sustainable bonds on the London Stock Exchange - ringing the bell for rural development

El FIDA se une a ALIDE como nuevo miembro adherente para dinamizar las inversiones en la población rural de América Latina y el Caribe

Vice-President Mukeshimana Makes First Official Visit to Egypt to Promote Action on the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

Connecting global financial markets to small-scale farmers: discover the impact of IFAD’s first sustainable bonds

New UN report: 43.2 million people suffer from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the region has higher levels of overweight and obesity than the global estimate

Indigenous Peoples partner with IFAD, Sweden’s Sida, and Packard Foundation to build resilience and adapt to climate change

While in Saudi Arabia, IFAD President calls for “strong global leadership and commitment” to combat global food and climate crises

Connecting global financial markets to small-scale farmers: discover the impact of IFAD first sustainable bonds

Los agricultores en pequeña escala son actores fundamentales en la solución al cambio climático, asegura el FIDA

One million people to build climate resilience: new IFAD-Brazil agreement

IFAD and Viet Nam celebrate 30 years of partnership to improve rural lives

IFAD and Grow Asia to support farmers with digital tools to modernize agriculture in Southeast Asia

IFAD investment in Guyana’s hinterland is contributing to rural development and social innovation

Rural women rising: Investing today for tomorrow’s sustainable future

IFAD launches #Sing4RuralWomen social media challenge on Rural Women's Day

Cerca de 4 000 jóvenes rurales de Bolivia, Colombia y Honduras mejoran sus medios de vida con el impulso del FIDA

IFAD strengthens its investments in Morocco with a new €87 million agreement

IFAD and Burkina Faso sign new financing agreement to build resilience of small-scale farmers to climate change and other shocks

Call to innovators to join innovation challenge on AI for climate resilience in rural areas

IFAD and Malawi to build resilience and productivity of small-scale farmers and MSMEs amid ongoing crisis

Call for proposals: IFAD grant financing the implementation of a project on "Innovative regenerative agriculture approaches to improve resilience and food security"

France, Norway and Spain make landmark financial commitments to IFAD, as President urges others to follow suit

Fitch Ratings confirms AA+ rating for the International Fund for Agricultural Development

El FIDA impulsó la formación digital de 2,400 jóvenes en Bolivia, Colombia y Honduras para revalorizar la ruralidad en las redes sociales

IFAD President at UNGA: “The climate crisis hinders efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty”

FAO, IsDB, and IFAD Collaborate to Strengthen Food Security Technologies for Smallholder Farmers

ALIDE y el FIDA unen fuerzas para fortalecer el desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe

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

IFAD President calls on government leaders to step up investment in the world’s poorest people

IFAD substantially strengthens its investments in Somalia to help small-scale producers cope with climate shocks and food insecurity

Pope Francis receives indigenous leaders who call for climate justice

Global leaders at IFAD’s 46th Governing Council - Accelerating action to tackle unprecedented global levels of hunger

IFAD, the UN’s rural development agency, and the Kingdom of Cambodia deepen partnership for inclusive agricultural growth

Tackling unprecedented levels of hunger - Global leaders to accelerate action at IFAD’s 46th Governing Council

Senegal: IFAD partners with private sector to unleash financial inclusion in rural areas

UN rural development agency IFAD and Government of Lao PDR commit to improving nutrition in rural areas

IFAD and African Development Bank are on a mission to boost agricultural productivity in Africa

UN Report: 131 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean cannot access a healthy diet

Sénégal : Le FIDA et le CNCR signent un accord de don pour l’amélioration des revenus des femmes et des jeunes entrepreneurs avicoles villageois

Actor Idris Elba tells world leaders that poor farmers need investment not handouts at award ceremony in Davos

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary investments in long-term rural development and food sovereignty says UN leader ahead of Davos

Cape Verde: digital remittances have the potential to boost rural development, says IFAD report

Germany and IFAD join forces to mobilize support for rural communities in Africa through private sector financing

No biodiversity, no farmers, no food security

Germany provides EUR 30 million to IFAD’s immediate response to the global food and energy crisis

IFAD President Alvaro Lario to meet President Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar

Low-cost mobile remittances to boost rural development in The Gambia

Global Environment Facility tasks FAO and IFAD to lead new $230 million agrifood systems transformation program

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti partner with the UN Agricultural Fund to fight hunger and poverty and spur economic development in rural areas

Farmer organizations convene amid crisis to discuss support for small-scale farmers in East and Southern Africa

IFAD and Japan to build on strategic partnership in addressing global food crisis

UN's IFAD and the U.S. State Department help small-scale farmers to further reduce methane emissions

Germany commits EUR 15 million to pay poor rural people for their work to preserve ecosystems

IFAD President Alvaro Lario and Indonesia’s Minister Of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo Confirm Support to Small-Scale Farmers and Rural Communities

Small-scale farmers are vital to feeding West and Central Africa and transforming food systems

European Investment Bank confirms EUR 500 million loan to IFAD to invest in global food security

Adapt or starve: Press conference with IFAD Goodwill Ambassador Sabrina Dhowre Elba at COP 27

The UN’s Agricultural Development Fund finds that its investments in small-scale farming are net negative - according to new report

IFAD to lead the food pillar of Egypt’s Nexus for Water, Food and Energy (NWFE)

Long-term rural development necessary to end cycle of ‘multicrisis’, UN agency to tell Paris Peace Forum

Norway pledges an additional US$9.5 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers

Placing small-scale farmers and rural populations at the heart of climate discussions - IFAD at COP 27

IFAD loan to help mitigate impact of crises on small-scale producers and the underserved in Mozambique

Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale farmers

IFAD and EU provide support to Malian diaspora to boost investments in agricultural sector

Uzbekistan and IFAD renew strategic partnership to address global challenges including food supply

New app ‘PostalPay’ will slash the cost of sending money from Europe to Uganda

IFAD President Alvaro Lario heads to Finance in Common Summit in Côte d’Ivoire

UN's IFAD exceeds targets on helping rural populations move out of hunger and poverty

Alvaro Lario, global finance executive, takes helm at UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development

US Ambassador Cindy McCain’s visit to Sri Lanka highlights work on food security by FAO, IFAD and WFP

Call for Proposals: Remittance Innovation Champions 2022 South Africa

IFAD, Japan and Bangladesh partner to bring smallholder farmers closer to international markets