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IFAD President visit to China reinforces longstanding partnership to transform rural lives

Rome/Beijing, 9 June 2023: Alvaro Lario, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) met key officials and partners, including Vice Minister of Finance Wang Dongwei and Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ma Youxiang, on a visit to China from 3-8 June to deepen the successful partnership between the People’s Republic […]

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IFAD welcomes Ukraine as its 178th Member State

Rome, 15 February 2023 – Ukraine became the 178th country to join the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today.  Ukraine’s membership was endorsed by IFAD’s Governing Council – its highest decision-making authority. IFAD began discussing membership with Ukraine in 2016, and the Governing Council’s endorsement was among the last of the essential steps in

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IFAD President calls on government leaders to step up investment in the world’s poorest people

Alvaro Lario is President of the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD). Rome, 14 February, 2023 – It is time for global leaders to accelerate action for food security by stepping up investments in rural communities and the small-scale farmers who produce one-third of the world’s food, said the President of the International Fund for

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