Food security is on top of Norway’s development agenda. Access to food is key to ensure that people go to school, lead healthy lives & take part in the labour force. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim announced increased support to International Fund for Agricultural Development of close to NOK 1 billion at Global Citizen ⭕ regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/nea…

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. MS Swaminathan, former IRRI Director General (1982-1988). He was awarded the first World Food Prize in 1987 for developing and spearheading the introduction of high-yielding rice varieties into India during the '60s

Thank you for being on the side of rural people, @‌SecYellen 🇺🇸 Your support is essential in turning our vision into reality: a world where rural communities flourish, free from poverty and hunger. #InvestInRuralPeople

Thank you #TheNetherlands for an incredible 80% boost in contributions to IFAD. This is a huge step towards helping us reach our $2 billion fundraising target. Your commitment goes a long way to ensure small-scale farmers adapt to #climatechange and boost food security for all.

Thank you Minister Liesje Schreinemacher and @dutchMFA for your formidable support to IFAD’s resource mobilization efforts with a $150 million contribution. Now more than ever, small-scale producers need investments to adapt to the impacts of #ClimateChange. #InvestInRuralPeople

Food security is worldwide under threat, due to climate change, conflict, poverty, and rising food prices. The Netherlands has increased its financing of International Fund for Agricultural Development to help double the impact of their important work.

Amazing to see Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 Liesje Schreinemacher incresing their pledge to International Fund for Agricultural Development thirteenth replenishment by over 80%!! Amazing milestone and verty proud to have played a part in making it happen!#COP28

#TheNetherlands and International Fund for Agricultural Development share a deep commitment to #InvestInRuralPeople. My thanks to Minister Liesje Schreinemacher Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 for a remarkable 83% increase in contributions to International Fund for Agricultural Development's core resources, bringing us closer to our $2 billion target.

HM King Tupou VI addresses guests at COP28 side event at the Agriculture and Food Pavilion addressing food and climate change crises. HM highlights why climate change impacts and disasters severely undermine the Tongan people and development.

President Emmanuel Macron is an International Fund for Agricultural Development champion! As we head towards our landmark fundraising session in Paris, we hope to see more leaders rally his 📣 call to #InvestInRuralPeople.

Why should the world #InvestInRuralPeople? Hear from Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley ahead of our landmark resource mobilization session ⬇️

48 countries. $1.076 billion. Today, International Fund for Agricultural Development Member States have sent a bold message to the world: we must #InvestInRuralPeople to build a better world for all. I am humbled by the momentum and confident that we will achieve our ambition to support over 100 million rural people.

📣📣📣 Excited to announce the 🇺🇸pledge of $162 million in support of the Thirteenth Replenishment of Resources for the International Fund for Agricultural Development. This pledge makes the United States the leading donor to the IFAD-13 Replenishment! Read the Treasury Department statement to learn more 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

❝The best investment in rural communities is an early one: one dollar invested in resilience now saves $10 down the line in emergency aid.❞ Alvaro Lario is visiting #SolomonIslands and #Australia to deepen IFAD’s strategic partnerships in the region.

In the #SolomonIslands, Alvaro Lario Alvaro Lario met young people like Ragi Alalo, 16, whose lives have been transformed by a savings club set up w/ International Fund for Agricultural Development support. Young people are key to rural transformation. More opportunities for them 🟰 more opportunities for communities.

A solution to the growing crises at hand from the impacts of climate change and disasters is the inclusion of women as farmers to provide their households with more nutritious diets and possible pathways for income by selling surplus to local markets.

Family farms are the beating heart of rural communities. That's why Alvaro Lario is at the World Rural Forum's 8th Global Conference on Family Farming 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Take a moment to meet some of the families farming their way to a sustainable future around the world with IFAD's support👇

Small-scale agriculture in #Tonga took a big hit when a volcanic eruption caused a tsunami in 2022. But with IFAD's support, farmers are building back stronger 💪

How can blended finance make the biggest contribution towards achieving SDG 2? By focusing on agrifood SMEs that need loans that are too small for commercial banks and too large for microfinance institutions. Read more: static1.squarespace.com/static/62b1cc7…

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