June 12

• Africa: IFAD President Nwanze Welcomes Canadian Initiative On Nutrition and Food Security [press release]

  On the eve of the G8 summit, to tackle the challenges of hunger and undernutrition, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze,... Read more »

June 4

• Africa: Small Farmers Key to Lifting Over Billion Out of Poverty - Report [press release]

  Supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship is one of the quickest ways to lift over one billion people out of poverty... Read more »

June 3

• Africa: Food Security to Be At Centre of Africa Development Agenda [press release]

  UN food agency heads call for hunger eradication by 2025 Read more »

• Africa: Financing Climate Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers Is Critical [press release]

  Ahead of the United Nations climate change meeting in Germany, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stresses the climate... Read more »

May 22

• Seychelles: Ifad Loan of U.S.$3 Million to Revive Small-Scale Agriculture in Seychelles [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$3 million loan to the Republic of Seychelles to help revive the agriculture sector, strengthen... Read more »

March 4

• Seychelles: Survival Solutions from Island at 'End of the World' [opinion]

  Called "the island at the end of the world," Denis Island is one of Seychelles' 115 islands. Once an important coconut plantation, this privately owned slice of paradise in the... Read more »

February 25

• Sudan: U.S.$925,000 for Sudan Microfinance Initiative [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$925,000 grant to the Republic of the Sudan to scale up the existing Agricultural Bank of Sudan... Read more »

February 14

• Africa: Kanayo F. Nwanze Appointed for Another Four Years as IFAD President [press release]

  In his address today to the 36th Governing Council, Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), made the case for advancing rural... Read more »

February 4

• Somalia: Ifad Grant for Somalia in Response to Call for Diaspora Investment [press release]

  Following the recent call by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia, to its diaspora abroad to invest in the reconstruction of the country, the... Read more »

December 20, 2012

• Gambia: IFAD Grant of U.S. $20.28 Million to Boost Rice and Vegetable Productivity in the Gambia [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$20.28 million grant to the Republic of The Gambia to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers... Read more »

December 14, 2012

• Eritrea: UN Agency Boosts Food Security [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$17.28 million grant to the State of Eritrea to help improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers with a... Read more »

December 12, 2012

• Africa: Ifad and Agra Call for More Investment for Smallholder Farmers

  Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Jane Karuku called for a... Read more »

November 23, 2012

• Africa: Aviation Biofuels - IFAD Calls for Sustainable Pro-Poor Development and Small Farmers Engagement in Developing Countries [press release]

  An international workshop on Sustainable Pro-poor Development of Aviation Biofuels washeld in Rome today at Roma Tre University. Read more »

November 21, 2012

• Africa: UK Gives Funding Boost for Developing Countries [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Kingdom (UK) signed a £147,500,000 letter of commitment today, which earmarks funds for rural... Read more »

November 12, 2012

• Africa: Regional Forum On IFAD's Operations in West, Central Africa Examine Impact - the Gambia to Host 250 Development Practitioners From the Region [press release]

  A four-day regional forum organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in collaboration with the Gambian government will be held in Banjul, The Gambia... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: IFAD Extends Grant Funding to the DRC to Boost Food Security [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$68.4 million grant to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve the productivity and incomes of... Read more »

October 26, 2012

• Niger: IFAD and Niger Sign a U.S.$21.46 Million Financing Agreement to Boost Small-Scale Irrigation [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a US$21.46 million loan and grant to the Republic of the Niger to improve the food security of smallholder... Read more »

October 16, 2012

• Africa: Creating Business Opportunities for a Globally Competitive Agricultural Sector [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) senior staff highlighted the potential of smallholder farmers in economic development and food security at the... Read more »

October 5, 2012

• Africa: Adaptation Plan for Smallholder Agriculture Programme Goes Live [press release]

  The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) is a new programme launched by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in 2012 to channel climate and... Read more »

• Africa: The EU and the International Fund for Agricultural Development Sign a Partnership to Improve Sustainable Agriculture [press release]

  Today in Brussels, European Union Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs and the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze,... Read more »

October 4, 2012

• Mozambique: Govt Granted U.S.$16.30 Million Loan For Agri-Projects [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will extend a loan of US$16.30 million to the Republic of Mozambique to finance the Pro-poor Value Chain Development... Read more »

September 27, 2012

• Africa: New Programme Launched to Empower Rural Women [press release]

  UN Women and the three Rome-based United Nations agencies working on food and agriculture today launched a joint programme to empower poor rural women through economic integration... Read more »

September 24, 2012

• Africa: 'Increasing Yields Is Only the First Step to Economic Development' [press release]

  The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Kanayo F. Nwanze, will join world leaders at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha,... Read more »

• Africa: IFAD Governing Council to Elect President for Next Four Years [press release]

  The 36th session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will elect a President to lead the organization for the next four years. Read more »

August 27, 2012

• Nigeria: Ifad to Fund Value Chain Programme to Link Small Farmers to Markets in Nigeria [press release]

  The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a loan of US$75.4 million to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to help improve food security and incomes of... Read more »