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Senegal launches Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme to support smallholder farmers

Proyecto reforzará la resiliencia climática de más de 250.000 personas en el estado brasileño de Ceará

IFAD and Japan’s Yokohama City partner for key global food security events

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

Sin equidad de género no habrá desarrollo sostenible, asegura el FIDA en el lanzamiento del Decenio Interamericano por los Derechos de las Mujeres Rurales

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

Gli Stati membri dell'IFAD approvano un ambizioso piano da 2 miliardi di dollari per ridurre la fame e la povertà di 100 milioni di persone delle aree rurali

L’IFAD sottolinea il potere trasformativo dell’innovazione per i piccoli agricoltori

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