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WORKING TOGETHER
The agriculture investment projects and programmes that the FAO Investment Centre formulates are funded by international financing institutions and bilateral donors.
From the start of a project, the Investment Centre works closely with institutions, national governments and the beneficiaries to ensure that project proposals are not only technically viable and serve the needs of small farmers and the rural poor, but also meet the objectives and criteria of governments as well as of the lending institutions.
The Investment Centre has cooperative work agreements with more than 20 international financing institutions and UN partners.
The Investment Centre is also co-chair of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, along with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The main objective of the Platform is to reduce poverty and enhance economic growth in rural areas in developing countries through improved donor cooperation and harmonization of approaches and procedures. Membership includes most of the major international financing institutions and bilateral development agencies.
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From 1964 to 2007, financing partners have approved over 1678 projects in more than 160 countries for a total value of approximately USD86.3 billion, of which USD51.7 billion are loans and grants from international financing insitutions.
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