International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFAD, another Rome-based UN agency, is among FAO’s oldest partners – since 1977. IFAD invests in rural people, empowering them to improve their food security and nutrition, increase their incomes, build resilience and take charge of their own development. IFAD and FAO signed a cooperation agreement in 2019 to make their partnership even stronger, more constructive and impactful to respond to the growing investment demand.
The FAO Investment Centre helps identify, design, appraise and supervise IFAD-funded investment projects and studies. Together, the two partners are helping to build inclusive, resilient and profitable value chains, promote rural entrepreneurship, support climate resilience and advance digital agriculture.
In 2023, the Centre helped design six projects approved by IFAD for financing worth more than USD 467 million in new public investment.
The Centre has contributed to implementation of the IFAD-funded flagship programme to build resilience to the parallel challenges of COVID-19, conflict and climate change in six Sahel countries.
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