Off-Grid Solutions Are Essential to Small Farms
More than half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa carves out a living on small farms. In this same region, internet connection is poor...
Zutari shines the spotlight on its exceptional women engineers
In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on 23 June, Zutari highlights the achievements of two exceptional women. The engineering design and...
IFAD €3.5 million loan to promote women-led agribusiness in Madagascar and support small-scale farmers
As agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in low-income countries struggle to finance growth, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is stepping...
Ghana: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Extends $2M to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to Boost...
ETG Inputs Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of agricultural conglomerate ETG, will enable delivery of 10,000 metric tons of fertilizer to wholesalersThe Africa Fertilizer Financing...
IFAD-funded project to help smallholder farmers make the transition to agroecology in Argentina
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of Argentina and FONPLATA Development Bank have launched a new rural development project to...
DBN finances agri-enterprises to increase food security
The Development Bank of Namibia has clarified its role and participation in agricultural finance, stressing that finance for direct agricultural investments is a mandate...
European Investment Bank to Support Increased Rice Production in Liberia
Rice sector investment to improve food security and create jobs; Feasibility study to outline investment to reduce dependency on rice imports; EIB and EU...
IFAD’s bond issuance marks milestone, connecting capital markets to rural poor around the world
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today issued its first sustainable development bond with Folksam, a leading insurance and pension fund in Sweden...
Ghana’s ‘Living Lab’: Building Community and Ecological Resilience through the Atebubu and Wiase Forest...
To farmers and their families living in the Bono East Region in central Ghana, the Atebubu and Wiase Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) Living Lab...
IFAD and Govt. of Uttarakhand partner to double rural incomes and build climate resilience...
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of India signed a US$ 105 million financing agreement last week for a...