International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)
Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agricola (FIDA)
الصندوق الدولي للتنمية الزراعية

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URL: https://www.ifad.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IFAD/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifad
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/IFADTV
Instagram: http://instagram.com/ifadnews
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ifad

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Aims

Focus on agriculture and reduce poverty in rural areas of developing countries, by helping poor rural people to increase their food production and incomes, through investment in 6 main areas: Natural resources, especially land and water; Improved agricultural technologies and production services; Rural financial services; Transparent and competitive markets for agricultural inputs and products; Opportunities for rural off-farm employment and enterprise development; Local and national policy and programming processes, with emphasis on seeing smallholder farmers as business people and entrepreneurs.

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Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations

Cooperating international organizations and institutions invited as observers pursuant to Rule 42 of the Rules of Procedure of the Governing Council:

Observer organizations:

Cooperation Agreements with:

  • AAAID;
  • Accord entre le gouvernement belge et le FIDA agissant en qualité decoordinateur pour un programme conjoint FIDA/OMS/FISE/PNUD s'inscrivant dansles actions du fonds de survie belge;
  • AfDB;
  • AFESD;
  • F-XF3580 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank);
  • E-XE8763 - African Regional Centre of Technology (ARCT);
  • E-XE3028 - African Union Scientific Technical Research Commission (AU STRC);
  • AGFUND;
  • AOAD;
  • AsDB;
  • BADEA;
  • BCIE;
  • BOAD;
  • CAF;
  • CDB;
  • CILSS;
  • Comité français pour le FIDA (Comifad);
  • F-XF9551 - Common Fund for Commodities (CFC);
  • Commonwealth Secretariat (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • CPLP;
  • F-XF6592 - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID);
  • European Community (Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement);
  • FAO, IBRD and IDA (Working Arrangements);
  • FAO, WFP and Italy (Protocol Agreement);
  • FONPLATA;
  • GCC Secretariat;
  • IDB;
  • IDRC (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • IICA;
  • ILO;
  • International Development Association (Letter of Agreement);
  • ISESCO;
  • Italy and IDB (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • Joint Food Security Theme Group at Country Level for FAO, WFP and IFAD;
  • LAS;
  • NEPAD (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • OECD;
  • OIC;
  • ONU (Memorandum of Understanding regarding use of premises in permanentheadquarters seat building of the UNU;
  • Rome based agencies (FAO, WFP and IFAD) for Global operations, regional and at country level;
  • UNAIDS (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • UNCCD Implementation in Central Asia Republics (Strategic PartnershipAgreement);
  • UNCHS (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • UNCTAD (exchange of letters);
  • UNDP;
  • UNDTCD;
  • UNFPA;
  • UNHCR;
  • UNICEF;
  • UNICEF in Burkina Faso (Protocol Agreement);
  • UNIDO (Letter of Agreement);
  • F-XF3713 - Union économique et monétaire Ouest africaine (UEMOA);
  • United Nations through Dag Hammarskjöld Library for consortium-basedpurchasing of electronic information services (Memorandum of Agreement);
  • F-XK1877 - United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) (Basic Implementation Agreement);
  • UNOPS;
  • Venenzuelan Banc (Inter Institutional Cooperation framework Agreement);
  • WFP (Memorandum of Understanding for Operational Partnership in the AsiaRegion;
  • WFP China Office and IFAD Asia and Pacific Division Relating to cost-sharingarrangement for using the service of one WFP national professional staff asIFAD Program Liaison Officer (Letter of Understanding);
  • WFP - Cost-Sharing Arrangement for Support to IFAD Consultants (Letter ofAgreement);
  • WHO;
  • WHO concerning the Second Phase of the Belgian Survival Fund for the ThirdWorld (Supplementary Arrangement);
  • WHO concerning the Third Phase of the BSF-JP (Supplementary Agreement);
  • WHO, UNICEF and UNDP (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • WHO/UNICEF/UNDP (Memorandum of Understanding);
  • WMO (Working Arrangements);
  • World Bank;
  • World Bank concerning Financing for Completion of the Farmod Project (Letterof Agreement);
  • World Bank concerning Financing for the Consultative Group to Assist thePoorest (Letter of Agreement);
  • World Bank concerning Financing of SDA Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa(Letter of Agreement);
  • World Bank concerning Financing to Support New Phase of Regional Project ofTechnial Assistance for Agricutural Development of Central America (Letter ofAgreement);
  • World Bank Concerning Multi-Donor Secretariat (Letter of Agreement).

Represented on: E-XE4062 - United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB). Cooperates with governments and international agencies in: E-XJ9436 - Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). Member of: H-XE1086 - Inter-Agency Working Group on Desertification (IAWGD); E-XJ2271 - UN-Water. Partner of: U-XF4843 - UN System Network on Rural Development and Food Security. Strategic partner of: E-XE2467 - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Collaborates with: E-XE4183 - African Development Institute (ADI). Supports: D-XD4477 - Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice); C-XC0359 - CABI. Instrumental in setting up: H-XK1523 - Inter-Agency Task Force on Employment and Sustainable Livelihoods for All; H-XE2803 - Joint Consultative Group on Policies (JCGP); H-XF6234 - Regional Animal Disease Surveillance and Control Network (RADISCON). Adheres to: E-XJ4994 - Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC).

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Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations

Works directly with NGOs under grant-funded programme and indirectly through loan-fund programmes implemented by borrowing member governments. With emphasis on a particular development process, considers NGOs as natural partners. Collaborates with several types of NGO, including operational cooperation with many organizations at project level. The following list is indicative:

Cooperation agreements with: F-XM2842 - Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) (joint cooperation agreement through a Memorandum of Understanding); E-XE6331 - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); G-XE4462 - Former FAO and Other United Nations Staff Association (FFOA); F-XF2515 - IPS - Inter Press Service International Association (Letter of cooperation); F-XF1400 - Worldview International Foundation (WIF) (Letter of understanding).

Invited as observers to Governing Council sessions:

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NGOs receiving grants under the IFAD/NGO Extended Cooperation Programme (some already listed under other categories):

Member of: F-XF4222 - Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID); E-XM5384 - Better Than Cash Alliance; B-XB1766 - International Council on Archives (ICA); E-XK1909 - Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators (COPEAM). Instrumental in setting up: G-XJ6319 - Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN); E-XE2883 - World Peace Bell Association (WPBA). Representatives invited from: C-XC1267 - International Association of Conference Translators (AITC). Contact with: C-XB2274 - Mouvement international de la jeunesse agricole et rurale catholique (MIJARC); F-XF6624 - World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP). Signatory to: F-XJ2493 - International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI). Supports: F-XF6651 - Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN); F-XF4806 - Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB); D-XD0374 - Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC); F-XK0878 - Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT); U-XE2879 - International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, Geneva (ICTSD); U-XE4637 - International Centre for Tropical Agriculture; E-XE0387 - International Water Management Institute (IWMI); E-XJ5094 - PROLINNOVA; U-XE3889 - Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF-CIAT).

In addition, links also with:

Links indicated by: C-XM8657 - AgriCord; F-XJ1712 - AGRINATURA; B-XC1896 - International Federation of Consulting Engineers; C-XJ4561 - World Farmers' Organisation (WFO).

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Subjects *

UN Sustainable Development Goals **

GOAL 1: No PovertyGOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 5: Gender EqualityGOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 10: Reduced InequalityGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGOAL 13: Climate ActionGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on LandGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

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XF1721

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