12-13 February 2025 | Rome, Italy. The 48th Session of the IFAD Governing Council. The 2025 overarching theme is “Catalysing Investment at the 1st Mile”. Spanning five regions and 92 countries of investment, IFAD focuses on those who are otherwise left behind: marginalized and vulnerable people living in rural areas.
27-28 March 2025 | Paris, France. Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit.
Co-Chairs Bruce Campbell (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC) and Federica de Gaetano (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, AICS) are featured in the Devex 2024 Global Voices list, for their opinion piece on “How blended finance can catalyse private capital for agriculture”, originally published on 1 October 2024.
A new paper from UNDP’s Food and Agricultural Commodity Systems (FACS) portfolio addresses how to enhance multi-stakeholder collaboration for a sustainable food systems transition.
A new IFAD report outlines findings from 14 sample private sector engagement programmes across the Near East, North Africa and Europe region.
New report on the impact of migration, migrant remittances and diaspora finance on climate resilience in countries of origin from IFAD's Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR).
The second report on IFAD’s impact on small-sscale farmers via the rural development projects financed by the proceeds of the 2022 and 2023 sustainability bonds is published.
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO) has published the latest edition of the State of Agricultural Commodity Markets for 2024, with a thematic focus on trade and nutrition: policy coherence for healthy diets.
The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has published its Annual Report for 2023.
This year's Annual General Assembly will take place on 26-27 November 2024, under the theme "Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges". We will examine how the international community is rethinking the use of limited Official Development Assistance (ODA) donor resources in food and nutrition. This includes exploring innovative financing, better coordination of donor approaches, and stronger harmonization of stakeholder engagement.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a vibrant partnership, advocacy and knowledge network of key donors focusing on food security and rural development.
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