The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of India have marked a new phase of cooperation on sustainable rural development, with a senior IFAD delegation advancing an eight-year roadmap focused on finance, value chains, climate resilience and rural enterprise during a five-day visit to India, according to a statement.
The delegation, led by Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President for IFAD’s Department of Country Operations, held discussions with senior officials from the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development on scaling investment and innovation in rural economies and strengthening rural livelihoods.
Brown was joined by Reehana Raza, IFAD Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Marc de Sousa-Shields, IFAD Country Director for India, and senior officials from the IFAD India Country Office.
