Africa: Greening the Sahara - the Great Green Wall Initiative

More than ten years ago, in 2009, I travelled by road to Timbuktu, Mali on a short field trip. The journey took us three days from the capital city of Bamako. The Hamatan winds… Read more »

West Africa: National Calls for Proposals (The Gambia, Ghana, Senegal) - Supporting Remittances in Times of Crisis in Africa

The Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is pleased to announce the 2020 National Calls for Proposals: Supporting… Read more »

Africa: Ifad Joins With Partners to Build Resilience and Boost Development in the Sahel

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is joining with the other Rome-based UN agencies (RBAs) - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations… Read more »

Niger: Ifad Invests €77.7 Million in Niger for Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change Resilience

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced a new project that will boost support for about 210,000 poor rural households in… Read more »

Kenya: Before and During COVID-19, an E-voucher Initiative Makes a Difference for Kenyan Farmers

Victoria Muteti, a 44-year old farmer living in Kenya's Makueni County, has many reasons to be satisfied. In January 2020, she was able to harvest more than 2,500 kilograms of… Read more »

São Tomé and Príncipe: Sao Tome and Principe and Ifad Partner to Improve Nutrition and Incomes in Face of Climate Change

The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to increase incomes, improve food and nutrition security… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Rural Finance in Sierra Leone Strengthened By Ifad Projects - New Report

Rural development projects financed and supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) expanded access to rural finance and increased agricultural… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia and Ifad to Help Families Adapt to Climate Shocks in New Multi-Million Dollar Project

Half a million of Ethiopia's most vulnerable families are set to benefit from a new US$451 million project to increase their resilience to climate shocks in the country's poorest… Read more »

Chad: New Project Launched to Help Chadian Farmers Adapt to Climate Change and Boost the Agriculture Sector

A new €81.9 million project will help more than 1 million vulnerable small-scale farmers in Chad improve their incomes and food security and boost an underperforming… Read more »

Swaziland: Eswatini and IFAD Partner to Boost Inclusive Financial Services for Smallholder Farmers

About 30,900 rural people in the Kingdom of Eswatini will benefit from a new US$38.5 million project that aims to improve the prosperity and resilience of poor and vulnerable… Read more »

Africa: New Rural Finance Project to Help Boost Rural Enterprise Sector in Mozambique

A new Rural Enterprise Finance Project (REFP), which will help more than 287,700 rural people engaged in agriculture, fisheries and small and medium-sized enterprises in 10… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and IFAD Partner to Reduce Poverty in Drought-Prone Areas

About 7,167 poor and food insecure rural households in Rwanda will benefit from a new US$24.7 million project that aims to improve food and nutrition security, climate resilience… Read more »