World leaders support IFAD’s urgent call for increased investment in rural communities and future...
We have reached a critical juncture in history.
Global temperature rises and related climate shocks are having unprecedented and possibly irreversible effects on agricultural systems,...
Member States set IFAD on track to largest replenishment ever to tackle poverty, hunger...
At a time when climate change and conflict are fuelling greater food insecurity in many developing countries, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)...
AfDB approves $105-million loan to improve the productivity of smallholdings and reduce food imports
Meeting in Abidjan on 13 December 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $105.19 million to...
SA’s fruit industry invests to ensure survival through load shedding
As the country regularly plunges into load shedding and with 2023 being the worst year on record for South Africans enduring power cuts, the...
African Development Bank lends nearly €82 million for wastewater reuse in agriculture, strengthening climate...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement the Treated Wastewater Quality Improvement...
Bamboo Capital Partners launch BUILD Fund to support and empower SMEs in Zimbabwe
Today marks a pivotal moment in Zimbabwe's economic landscape as the BUILD Fund, along with its ‘companion’, the BUILDER Technical Assistance (TA) Facility, was...
EIB, Bank of Kigali outline €100 million finance plan to enable smallholders adapt to...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bank of Kigali have outlined a new €100 million finance initiative aimed at enabling Rwandan smallholder farmers...
BII, Shell Foundation invest $2.6M to support 9,000 Kenyan smallholders increase farmland productivity
Some 9,000 more smallholder farmers in Kenya are poised to increase farmland productivity in a sustainable way and contribute to the region’s goal of...
AIM for Climate more than doubles investments to $17B, partners to 600+, and innovation...
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, today announced...
In the face of climate change and increased global food insecurity, Member States reaffirm...
Last Friday at the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai, UAE, the Netherlands announced an historic pledge of US$150 million to the UN’s International Fund...