Member States to appoint new IFAD President
Rome, 7 February 2017 - Member states
of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will
gather next week to appoint the Fund’s new President.
The appointment will take place during
IFAD’s 40th Governing Council meeting held 14 and 15 February at
the organization’s Rome headquarters. The President is IFAD’s
most senior position with responsibility for leading the organization
which is both a United Nations specialized agency and International
Financial Institution.
The next IFAD President will take up
the helm at a time when boosting investments in smallholder
agriculture will be essential to achieving the Sustainable
Development Goals of ending poverty and hunger. Indeed, in a rapidly
changing world with growing demand for food, increased migration to
cities and the impact of climate change and environmental
degradation, IFAD investments in rural areas of developing countries
have never been as relevant and important.
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