Organization Overview
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. The conference resolved that “an International Fund for Agricultural Development should be established immediately to finance agricultural development projects primarily for food production in the developing countries”.
IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. Seventy-five per cent of the world’s poorest people – 1.05 billion women, children and men – live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods. Working with rural poor people, governments, donors, non-governmental organizations and many other partners, IFAD focuses on country-specific solutions, which can involve increasing rural poor peoples’ access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources. IFAD’s goal is to empower poor rural women and men in developing countries to achieve higher incomes and improved food security.
| Ms. Zainab Kenjaeva IFAD Country Program Consultant in Tajikistan Website: http://operations.ifad.org/web/ifad/operations/country/home/tags/tajikistan Address: 44 Rudaki Avenue, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |