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

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Following its recent €30 million contribution in support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) response to the global food and energy crisis, Germany has committed to investing an additional €22 million in financial services and products designed to strengthen the agricultural business sector in poor communities. Germany’s Ministry…

Mind the Gap: Climate adaptation is falling far short of needs

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Statement by Gilbert Houngbo, President IFAD, to the 2022 Special Session of the Governing Council By Gilbert F. Houngbo Location: IFAD HQ, Rome, Italy 07 July 2022 Monsieur le Président,...

Event GC45 Informal Event: Private Sector Financing Programme 15 February 2022 14:45-16:15 (CET) Climate change disproportionately affects the rural poor, particularly smallholder farmers who...

Why COP26 matters for the world’s rural dwellers: A conversation with Jo Puri By Jyotsna Puri 25 October 2021 ©IFAD/Masy Andriantsoa The world is warming because of human-caused fossil fuel...

Annual report 2020: 123 million rural people reached as IFAD steps up fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion 29 July 2021 ©IFAD/ Bernard Kalu Rome, 29 July 2021 - As the COVID-19 pandemic...