IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development

Published purpose

This grant represents Canada’s long-term institutional support to the eleventh replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). IFAD uses these funds and other donor funding to achieve its mandate. IFAD’s mandate is to enable poor rural people to achieve food security and access safe, sufficient and nutritious food, and overcome poverty. They aim to provide special attention to women, youth and Indigenous peoples as key beneficiaries and full partners. IFAD provides grants and low-interest loans to developing countries to support programmes and projects that promote agricultural growth and inclusive rural transformation. Activities financed through the fund focus on helping poor rural people improve their production and productivity and build their capacity. It also includes connecting them to markets and services so they can grow more, earn more and become more resilient. Funds under the eleventh replenishment support increasing income, food security and nutrition, and resilience of poor rural women and men in the poorest countries. This is realized by mainstreaming key themes such as gender, climate, nutrition and youth. IFAD also uses programming approaches that address the root causes of gender inequality and advance women’s empowerment.