Africa: Money Sent Home by Relatives Is Vital for Families in Sub-Saharan Africa to Withstand the Impact of Climate Change

New IFAD case study in Mali shows diaspora finance and investment play an essential role in helping vulnerable populations adapt to climate change Read more »

Africa: COP16 - With Investment, Small-Scale Farmers Can Restore Lands And Deliver Significant Food Security, Climate, And Economic Benefits

The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for urgent investments to empower small-scale farmers to tackle land degradation and… Read more »

Africa: IFAD Expands Its Climate Finance For More Resilient Rural Populations

At a time when the transformation of food systems in the face of climate change requires unprecedented levels of funding and financial innovation, the  International Fund for… Read more »

Africa: COP29 - New Climate Finance Goal Must Empower Small-Scale Farmers to Help Feed the World

As intensifying climate change compromises crops around the world, Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, is calling for global… Read more »

Africa: Biodiversity is Fundamental to Feed a Hungry Planet - IFAD at COP16 Colombia

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is urging global leaders at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) taking place in Cali, Colombia, to… Read more »

Africa: Building Up On Past Successes, Rwanda and Ifad Step Up Investments in Sustainable and Productive Food Systems

With adaptation finance needs estimated at about US$ 50 billion a year for Sub-Saharan Africa, the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of… Read more »

Africa: Recipes for Change - Jollof Fonio With Black-Eyed Peas

As sea levels rise due to climate change, West Africa is seeing a rapid rise in soil salinity. This limits the productivity of crops, threatening rural food security and… Read more »

Africa: Facing Down Drought in Zimbabwe With Irrigation

This year, the rains were late in Zimbabwe. Because of El Niño, many maize farmers were left without the water they needed during the crucial growing season in February. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Seaweed Farmers Bring the Ocean's Bounty to the World

As the sun rises over Pemba island in Tanzania, Shajia and other seaweed farmers head towards the water to harvest their seaweed at low tide. Read more »

Africa: Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit - a Catalyst for Change in African Agriculture

The African continent loses a staggering US$4 billion worth of soil nutrients annually due to erosion. This loss affects over 485 million people and threatens food security. To… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Launches Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme to support smallholder farmers.

The Government of Senegal, in partnership with several international organizations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), officially launched the… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts and Practitioners Come Together to Improve Nutrition Outcomes in Agricultural Development in West and Central Africa

A regional knowledge and experience sharing workshop that addresses nutrition, rural development and food system transformation began today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.… Read more »

Africa: Sharp Decrease in Climate Finance Going to Small-Scale Farmers - New Report Shows

Ahead   of COP28, the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)   urges global leaders to shift gears and drastically and urgently scale-up climate… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: IFAD Extends Grant Funding to the DRC to Boost Food Security

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 »