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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

Ghana: Public-private sector partnerships to drive digital and financial inclusion in rural areas

2022 Call for Nominations: IFAD Indigenous Peoples Awards

Mobile remittances to lead digital revolution in marginal rural areas in five African countries thanks to IFAD grant funded by the EU

IFAD Statement on the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II

AATI: an innovative initiative to transform African agriculture

Call for Proposals: Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility (IPAF)

UN agency IFAD reaches record level of support for world’s rural poor: 2021 annual report

Joint statement by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and France on the Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission (FARM) initiative

FARM Initiative – Pillar 3 Implementation AFD-IFAD joint press release

IFAD chooses its top finance executive, Alvaro Lario, as next president to lead response to the global food crisis

UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021

More than 250,000 rural Brazilian families overcame poverty in 2016-2022 thanks to IFAD support

Save the date: IFAD Member States elect next President

IFAD inaugural bond issuance to Asian investor Dai-Ichi Frontier Life ramps up investments to strengthen small-scale farmers’ resilience to climate change and fight hunger and poverty

Award-winning Indian chefs partner with UN agency IFAD to create Recipes for Change

Global remittances flows expected to reach US$5.4 trillion by 2030 spurred on by digitalization

UN’s IFAD signs letter of intent with China’s Centre for International Agricultural Research

Launch of the first Mobileremit Africa Report for financial and digital inclusion

Digitalization of remittances: an opportunity for financial and digital inclusion - a specific country analysis on The Gambia

Digitalization of remittances: an opportunity for financial and digital inclusion - a specific country analysis on Ghana

Deux vice-présidents adjoints du FIDA en visite officielle au Sénégal et en Gambie

IFAD €3.5 million loan to promote women-led agribusiness in Madagascar and support small-scale farmers

Transformando los Sistemas Alimentarios para Fomentar la Prosperidad Rural

IFAD and Youcheng Foundation commit to rural revitalization in China

IFAD-funded project to help smallholder farmers make the transition to agroecology in Argentina

IFAD’s bond issuance marks milestone, connecting capital markets to rural poor around the world

IFAD opens regional office to better serve the small-scale farmers in East and Southern Africa

La iniciativa “Anfitriones para la Paz” crea oportunidades para jóvenes rurales en gastronomía, agricultura y turismo, dinamizando y revalorizando los territorios

IFAD and Government of Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience in the state

More climate finance in support of small-scale farmers is urgently needed, warns IFAD at Stockholm+50

IFAD-funded project to create opportunities of employment and economic inclusion for rural youth in the Dominican Republic

Newly-appointed IFAD Regional Director of Asia and the Pacific visits Bangladesh

The International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA) Statement for the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

IFAD-funded project to help preserve Amazonian forest in one of Brazil’s poorest states

IFAD launches response to protect world’s rural poor against shocks from war in Ukraine

At COP 15, IFAD calls for immediate long-term investments in land restoration and climate resilience to ensure global food security

IFAD Goodwill Ambassador, Sabrina Dhowre Elba visits IFAD-supported projects in Kenya

IFAD Vice President to meet Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and ministers in Rwanda

IFAD Launches Response to Global Food Security Impacts of War in Ukraine

Nouveaux accords de financement - Le FIDA accompagne le Sénégal dans son aide aux populations rurales face à la pauvreté et aux changements climatiques

IFAD-funded project to fight rural poverty by addressing climate change effects in Mexico’s Balsas Basin

IFAD-funded project to protect the environment in Haiti by improving smallholder farmers' and artisanal fishermen's livelihoods

Small-scale farmers and climate adaptation – an under-reported story and world’s premiere of short film with Chef Carlo Cracco are featured at the Perugia International Journalism festival

US$20 million loan from India boosts IFAD’s efforts to tackle hunger and poverty in rural areas

Appointment of the President of IFAD

Member States to nominate candidates for next IFAD President

IFAD-funded project to combat climate change, increase staple food production and enhance Bolivia’s food security

IFAD discusses COP27 preparations with the Egyptian government

Impacts of Ukraine conflict on food security already being felt in the Near East North Africa region and will quickly spread, warns IFAD

Empowering Rural Women: UN Joint Programme’s new phase to target countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific

Appel à propositions: Création de possibilités d’emploi pour la jeunesse rurale en Afrique

UN Food Agencies Call for Climate Adaptation Solutions that Include Women and Girls

On International Women’s Day, IFAD and Govt. of Maharashtra boost commitment to empower 1 million rural women

IFAD-funded project to increase coffee and cocoa production in eastern Cuba while building resilience of smallholder farmers to climate change

The impact of conflict in Ukraine on global food security

UN agency IFAD and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences release study on the impacts of COVID-19 on the rural economy

Norway puts small-scale agriculture at the center of its fight against hunger and poverty with increased funding to IFAD

Norwegian Minister Tvinnereim and IFAD President Houngbo to visit Malawi in wake of storms to discuss climate resilience and hunger

IFAD-funded project to develop technological solutions to help smallholder farmers overcome COVID-19 impact in Latin America and the Caribbean

World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in a warming world at IFAD’s global meeting

Global leaders to discuss how to finance a more resilient, inclusive post-COVID world at IFAD Governing Council meeting – 16 February 2022

IFAD to provide additional support to mitigate COVID-19 impact in Somalia

United Nations rural poverty agency IFAD set to boost its ethical investments

IFAD’s Rural Development Report launched in China - advocating for transforming food systems for rural prosperity

The Netherlands provides EUR 4.13 million grant to enhance climate change adaptation and resilience in agriculture in Jordan

Norway commits funds to IFAD to lift aquaculture communities out of poverty and lower malnutrition in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania

To help avert future food crises in the world’s poorest regions, Canada commits its highest-ever funding to the UN agency IFAD

La Unión Europea y el FIDA se alían para fortalecer las organizaciones de pequeños agricultores en América Latina

Denmark commits millions to vulnerable farmers through IFAD’s climate adaptation fund

Urgent investments in small-scale farming needed to offset soaring food prices and deepening malnutrition, says IFAD

Food producers need a greater voice in global climate forums, says Finnish development leader and IFAD’s new head of external relations

New UN report: Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean rose by 13.8 million people in just one year

New UN report warns that the number of people suffering hunger in Latin America is at its highest point in two decades

€400 million loan from KfW boosts IFAD’s efforts to tackle hunger and poverty and help rural poor adapt to climate change

President Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire and IFAD President Gilbert F. Houngbo to discuss investing in small-scale farmers to eradicate hunger and poverty

IFAD to increase investment and presence in transforming food systems in East and Southern Africa

Zimbabwe and IFAD join forces to transform small-scale agriculture

COP26: New US$143 million investment to restore Great Green Wall ecosystems and increase climate resilience in the Sahel, announce IFAD and GCF

COP26: Sverige intensifierar sin hjälp till utsatta småskaliga bönder för att anpassa sig till klimatförändringarna och lovar miljoner till IFAD:s klimatfond

Media briefing with Idris and Sabrina Elba on how we can feed ten billion humans without destroying the habitable planet

IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba attend COP26 to advocate for increased investments in climate adaptation and biodiversity protection

The French Development Agency and the International Fund for Agricultural Development join hands to promote food security and sustainable agriculture in the Republic of The Gambia

COP26: Pastoralists and rural entrepreneurs from Asia and Africa amongst speakers at IFAD Pavillion

At COP26, IFAD spotlights the impact of climate change on small-scale farmers with an innovative virtual visit to Bangladesh

Honduras and IFAD will work together to foster resilient small agriculture

Climate change adaptation programme can help an additional 10 million vulnerable people in Asia and Pacific says new IFAD report

IFAD goes to COP26 – Putting rural small-scale farmers at the centre of global climate negotiations

Putting rural small-scale farmers at the centre of global climate negotiations – IFAD interactive events during COP26

IFAD report predicts steep drop in African staple crops by 2050, prompting urgent call for adaptation funding at COP26

High-level UN delegation to visit farmers and review progress of rural development projects in Egypt

High-level UN delegation to visit Egypt next week

Ahead of global climate talks, public development banks join forces to boost investments in sustainable food systems