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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is the only multilateral development institution that focuses exclusively on transforming rural economies and food systems. It works in remote regions of developing countries and fragile situations, where few aid agencies or international financial institutions venture.
In the 1990s, IFAD’s mission evolved to encompass a broader agenda of rural development that included, alongside the infrastructure programs that were a feature of early IFAD funding, access to markets and financial services, and institutional strengthening.
United States and IFAD have been working together since IFAD’s inception in 1977. Consistent with its longstanding leadership role in food and nutrition security, the United States holds the largest voting share among IFAD Member States, with 6.93 per cent. The United States has been instrumental in promoting institutional
Introduction. FAO and IFAD: A long history of effective cooperation in fighting hunger and rural poverty. The Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development are natural partners, sharing professional and material resources as well as a common host city, Rome.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD; French: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries.
IFAD is a United Nations specialized agency and an international financial institution exclusively dedicated to investing in rural people. IFAD’s investments and work with rural people and...
in the early 1990s to more than 1.6 million in 2006. This paper documents the beginnings and progress of the self-help group movement in India and the roles played by NGOs, banks, IFAD and central and state governments in promoting SHGs. It analyses major factors contributing to or limiting the rapid expansion of SHGs in India.
