International Fund for Agricultural Development

‘Africa needs an ‘ever-green’ revolution’: IFAD President pushes for next agricultural revolution to begin

Accra/Rome, 26 August 2010 – Agricultural revolutions are not solely technological. It is not enough just to devise the right new techniques and create the right new varieties. “Agricultural revolutions that are sustainable and inclusive are enabled by policy revolutions, in which governments play a leading role”, said Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
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IFAD projects in Pakistan suffer damage by floods

Rome, 19 August 2010 – Severe flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains has affected an estimated 15.4 million people (including at least 7.5 million children) across Pakistan. The floods have damaged standing crops as well as stored grain and seeds for planting, and destroyed or damaged an estimated 900,000 homes. A number of programmes and projects funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have been severely affected by the recent floods in Pakistan. Read more

International year of youth

Young people have tremendous energy, imagination and initiative. To deploy these traits in the service of enhancing peace and boosting economic development, the United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on 12 August 2010.At IFAD, we recognize that poor young people living in rural areas have the potential, as the farmers and producers of tomorrow, to help feed the world’s growing population. Unfortunately, however, these young people are also among the most vulnerable members of society.
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