19 January 2017 – IFAD is joining forces with the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Brookings Institution and the University of Warwick to
host an international conference in Rome aimed at advancing global
efforts to end extreme poverty and hunger by 2030 through greater
investments in rural development and innovative financing for
smallholder agriculture that benefits the rural poor.
On 25 to 27 January, the first-ever Investing in Inclusive Rural Transformation: Innovative Approaches to Financing conference will
bring together a diverse cross section of government, public and
private-sector stakeholders for three days of lively and thoughtful
discussions on facilitating investments in rural development and
improving access to finance for investment by smallholder farmers and
rural small and medium enterprises. See agenda here
"In
all regions of the world, poverty and food insecurity are highest in
rural areas, where three quarters of the extremely poor reside,” says
Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of IFAD. “This conference comes at a
critical time. Eradicating poverty and hunger will not happen by 2030
unless we step up development financing in rural areas and work together
to collectively transform rural economies and societies."
