UN agency set to empower one million rural women in India
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra…
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Ukraine, Russia war leads to food crisis in Africa, Middle East
The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia if not solved quickly may result in global food crisis and…
IFAD boss, Norwegian minister set to visit Malawi farmers
Norway’s Minister of International Development and the President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are…
Global leaders to discuss financing inclusive post-COVID world
Global leaders are set to discuss how to finance a more resilient, inclusive post-COVID world at the International…
Africa to experience steep drop in staple crops by 2050
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some…
High-level UN delegation to visit farmers in Egypt
A high-level delegation of Executive Board members and senior staff of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)…
Pay enough for rural small-scale farmers IFAD boss urges
It is an outrage that rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who grow a third of our global…
Global food systems must be disrupted and changed – new IFAD report
Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there…
Agroecology can address food systems failures – new IFAD report
In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced today that 60…
Protecting biodiversity crucial to fighting hunger
Protecting biodiversity is crucial to fighting hunger, says the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Nigeria to create special agro-industrial processing zones
Nigeria’s Federal and State governments have expressed overwhelming support for an initiative to create Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones…
Public development banks’ financing sustainable, equitable food systems
Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial investments –…
Small-scale producers at centre of food systems’ transformation
Food systems must radically change, and the needs of rural people must be at the centre, according to…
IFAD helps Guinea to recover from COVID-19 effects
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide the Republic of Guinea with a grant to improve…
Mozambique launches project to boost aquaculture
Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, launched a new project to reduce poverty and increase…
IFAD named top development aid agency
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has just been ranked as number one by the highly regarded…
Remittance flows to Kenya defy the odds during pandemic
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on wages and employment across the world, the Kenyan diaspora community…
EU, IFAD to support Ethiopian rural financial institutions
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Union (EU) is set to provide EUR26.5 million…
IFAD to help 23,900 vulnerable South Sudanese
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is set to provide funding to assist 23,900 vulnerable rural people…
African countries to double agricultural productivity
A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing on Friday…
Empowering women, girls to ensure sustainable food security
Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Uganda farmers get $210 million to improve farming
Over 30,800 vulnerable rural households in Uganda will benefit from a $210.4 million project that aims to sustainably…
ACP Group of States, global agricultural agency agree to collaborate
The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) agree…
G20 meeting to focus on sustainable nutritious foods production
The upcoming G20 Ministers of agriculture meeting next week is expected to focus on sustainable production of nutritious…
Smallholder farmers in Mali secure finance
More than 440,000 smallholder farmers in Mali will soon have better access to rural financial services thanks to…
IFAD to assist Sudan’s rural transformation
Sudan’s economic future may rest in the hands of its smallholder farmers. Two thirds of the country’s population…
Postal services vital for remittance delivery in Africa, report says
Postal services can play a pivotal role in delivering remittances, lowering the transfer costs and providing access to…
Mozambique rural enterprises secure $62 million funding
A new funding is set to help more than 287,700 rural people engaged in agriculture, fisheries and small…
Malawi launches new project to reduce extreme poverty
The Government of Malawi and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launch a new project that aims…
Innovations for rural transformation key says IFAD
Concluding a five-day visit to Kenya the Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia…