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International Fund for Agricultural Development
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The only IFI focused on rural transformation & #FinancingTheFirstMile. @IFADPresident | @FIDA_LAC | @IFAD_MENA | @FIDAfriqueOuest | @IFADEastAfrica | @IFADAsia
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    Alvaro Lario
    @IFADPresident
    Jul 18
    As I reflect on my time at #HLPF, one central thread ran through my bilateral discussions. Rural transformation will not be delivered by any one institution or source of finance. It requires governments, international financial institutions, the private sector, philanthropy and
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
    @IFAD
    Jul 18
    Hunger and food insecurity – what do the latest figures show? @IFADPresident Alvaro Lario will join partners at @FAO HQ for the launch of the 2026 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (#SOFI2026). Watch the livestream on 21 July at 12:00 CEST:
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 17
    IFAD has launched a new project to raise incomes, strengthen resilience to climate shocks and improve access to nutritious food for rural families in Afghanistan. Implemented by the Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA), the Crisis Response Initiative Supplementary Financing
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    Alvaro Lario
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    Jul 16
    Tonga’s leadership matters far beyond its shores. For Small Island Developing States, resilient food systems are central to climate adaptation, food security and economic stability. On the margins of #HLPF in New York, I held bilateral discussions with the Prime Minister of
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    Alvaro Lario
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    Jul 16
    Food crises do not begin or end at national borders. COVID-19, conflict, climate and economic shocks and disruptions to energy, fertiliser and trade have shown how quickly pressure in one part of the world can spread through food systems and reach communities thousands of miles
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 16
    By #FinancingTheFirstMile, IFAD is delivering measurable results across the world's rural areas. Swipe for a quick look at IFAD's operations across the world in 2025. Read the report at annualreport.ifad.org #IFADImpact #IFAD14
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 15
    Collaboration with the other Rome-based agencies of the @UN (RBAs) has always been a cornerstone of IFAD’s work. Each agency brings distinct strengths to the multi-party strategic alliance: IFAD’s financial expertise and first-mile investments mutually support the technical and
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 14
    📢 IFAD has just released its 2025 Annual Report! From increasing small-scale producers' incomes and productivity to creating jobs and strengthening resilience, the report highlights the results that #FinancingTheFirstMile of food systems is delivering around the world. • 92
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 13
    IFAD is pleased to invite proposals under its new grant initiative, Leveraging IFAD’s Rural Sector Performance Assessment for Policy and Investment, with up to US$1.2 million in financing available. Eligible non-profit organizations, private sector entities, universities, think
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
    @IFAD
    Jul 10
    Around the world, nearly 65 million young people are unemployed, most of them living in rural areas. Through its Agribusiness Hubs Programme, IFAD is investing in their potential – helping establish more than 8,000 youth-led agribusinesses and creating over 59,000 jobs across
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    Alvaro Lario
    @IFADPresident
    Jul 8
    Africa’s future will be shaped in its rural economies and areas. Today at @IFAD, I was pleased to co-host with Italy the event “Advancing the Italian Mattei Plan: Scaling Joint Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems.” The #MatteiPlan reflects an important shift in
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
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    Jul 8
    Each year, millions of young people enter labour markets across low- and middle-income countries. Yet too many rural economies are not creating enough productive opportunities to absorb them. When opportunities are limited, the effects can be far-reaching. Economic exclusion
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
    @IFAD
    Jul 6
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    Financing rural development for a more resilient world
    Rural development doesn't just matter for rural areas – its impact extends far beyond them. Sitting at the first mile of our food systems, rural communities produce much of the world's food,...
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    International Fund for Agricultural Development
    @IFAD
    Jul 6
    On #WorldRuralDevelopmentDay, we celebrate rural areas for what they truly are: places of opportunity, for everyone. When rural communities thrive, societies grow more stable, economies grow more resilient and rural people can fully harness the potential that has always existed
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