Why 2025 mattered: Looking back on IFAD's impact
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Investing in rural people
This year, IFAD cemented its role as a financial leader.
From surpassing US$1 billion in sustainable bond issuances to a historic concessional partner loan from Canada, IFAD drove the charge in rural development and turned investments into tangible results for both rural communities and for Member States and other investors.
Revisit some of the top stories of 2025 and learn about the impact IFAD is having around the globe.
How the Agri-PDB Platform is transforming food systems
Since 2021, IFAD has led a growing coalition of Public Development Banks (PDB) through the Agricultural PDB Platform, supporting members in financing the transformation of food systems through innovation and partnerships. 👉 Read the full story
Filling the funding gap to boost small rural businesses
Rural micro, small and mid-size enterprises are the backbone of agriculture and food systems, but too often they’re held back by a lack of investment. From India to Uganda, IFAD bridges that gap, giving rural entrepreneurs the tools to grow and thrive. 👉 Read the full story
4 steps to boost private investment in rural development
Private sector actors are seeking investments that generate real, positive impact as well as capital growth. Find out how international financial institutions like IFAD can deliver strong returns for both investors and rural communities. 👉 Read the full story
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Why adaptation is a win-win
Adaptation is not just a development buzzword, it’s an opportunity for small-scale farmers and rural enterprises to thrive, create jobs, livelihoods and economic development that can benefit entire communities. It’s time to see climate adaptation as a smart strategy for both the planet and economic growth. 👉 Read the full story
How the right investments can transform rural economies
More than two thirds of the world’s extreme poor live in rural areas. IFAD’s decades of experience have shown that when the right investments reach rural communities, they can transform lives, livelihoods and entire economies. 👉 Read the full story
Driving rural economic growth in the Pacific
Nowhere are small-scale farmers quite as isolated as in the island countries of the Pacific Ocean, an increasingly important region in IFAD’s portfolio. Unique challenges also mean unique opportunities – and greater investment could unlock the vast, untapped potential of the Pacific’s small-scale producers. 👉 Read the full story
From climate adaptation and rural women to initiatives like the Agri-PDB Platform and sustainability bonds, IFAD's investments built resilience, created jobs and drove sustainable economic growth. These achievements in 2025 position IFAD to continue delivering tangible impact and measurable returns for partners and investors in the year ahead.
Remarkable work by IFAD in 2025! Turning rural investments into real impact is exactly what sustainable development should look like. As a young advocate for agrifood systems in Northern Nigeria, I’m inspired to see these models working globally. Let’s replicate and scale. 🌍🌾 #RuralDevelopment #YouthInAg #IFADImpact
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Of course IFAD has made an impact in Africa.Kudos!
IFAD should invest in collection, classification and scientific evaluation of the traditional agricultural knowledge of the indigenous people of the world (popularly known as human encyclopedia). This knowledge is invaluable for initiating research and innovation on sustainable agriculture. IFAD should also fund for establishment of Vavilov Centres for all edible plant species of the world (ca 50,000 FAO) for in-situ conservation of traditional plant genetic resources and for continuing the unfinished work of plant domestication by the indigenous people of the world. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBGY46SH
Senior Executive Fellows - Harvard Kennedy School of Government
8moThis work is outstsnding but the reach is still minimum. There are still bountiful of undeprvilege farmers that need this kind of assistance. Prosperous farmers are key determinants to the welfare of a country.