Aug 29, 2023 · The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a specialized United Nations agency and an International Financial Institution that tackles hunger and poverty in rural communities. Founded in response to a global food crisis, since 1977, IFAD-supported projects have reached hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Feb 13, 2024 · IFAD helped set up the Farmers’ Forum, which brings together farmers’ leaders who represent millions of smallholders and rural producers from all over the world. The Forum, which has been active since 2005, is the conduit for ongoing dialogue between rural farmers’ organizations, IFAD and member states.

Nov 4, 2022 · Alvaro Lario is President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD). A seasoned international development finance leader, he has more than 20 years of experience across academia, private sector asset management, World Bank Group and the United Nations, including as Associate Vice-President of Financial Operations at IFAD. Under …

President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which is dedicated to ensuring that agriculture is a central part of the international development agenda and that governments recognize the concerns of smallholder farmers and other poor rural people. Member, Global Agenda Council on Food Security, World Economic Forum.

Aug 7, 2023 · The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) puts it like this: “Indigenous peoples have unique food systems anchored in sustainable livelihood practices, which are adapted to the specific ecosystems of their territories." IFAD also says that Indigenous women are "full of untapped potential as stewards of natural resources ...

Mr Luis Jiménez-McInnis joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development in February 2010 as Special Adviser to the President. Prior to this, Luis was First Officer in the Executive Office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Kimoon. As part of the Strategic Planning Unit,he was tasked with the Secretary-General’s climate change agenda. Working with the UN since …

Nov 4, 2022 · At the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), we see the tangible benefits of investment in climate adaptation every day. For example, in Niger, which is brutally affected by climate change, a programme helped farmers stabilize the soil and recharge the water table by replanting grasses and trees.

Jun 14, 2018 · An estimated 800 million people worldwide are directly supported by remittances from relatives and loved ones abroad, according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Remittances lift families out of poverty, improve health and nutrition conditions, increase education opportunities for children, improve housing and ...

Jun 5, 2024 · A report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) paints an even more grim picture, suggesting an 80% reduction in staple crop yields across eight sub-Saharan African countries over a similar timeframe.

Apr 26, 2024 · Climate finance: “Debt-for-nature swaps or debt-for-energy-transition swaps is where the world needs to push further,” says Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation, Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt.