Eng - UNDP in Tajikistan

DEVELOPMENT PARTNER PROFILE
Multilateral
International Fund Agricultural Development
Contact: Mr. Nigel Brett
Country Programme Manager responsible for IFAD
programme in Tajikistan
Tel: 0039 06 54 591 Fax: 0039 06 504 34 63
Email: ifad@ifad.org
Website: www.ifad.org
Organization Profile
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international
financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural
poverty in developing countries. Seventy-five per cent of the world's poorest people - 800 million women, children and men - live in rural
areas and depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihoods. Working with rural poor people, governments, donors, nongovernmental
organizations and many other partners, IFAD focuses on country-specific solutions, which can involve increasing rural poor
peoples' access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources. IFAD's goal is to empower poor rural women and
men in developing countries to achieve higher incomes and improved food security. IFAD's strategic objectives are as follows - IFAD will
ensure that poor rural people have better access to, and the skills and organization they need to take advantage of:
• Natural resources, especially secure access to land and water, and improved natural resource management and conservation
practices
• Improved agricultural technologies and effective production services
• A broad range of financial services
• Transparent and competitive markets for agricultural inputs and produce
• Opportunities for rural off-farm employment and enterprise development
• Local and national policy and programming processes
All of IFAD's decisions - on regional, country and thematic strategies, poverty reduction strategies, policy dialogue and development partners
- are made with these principles and objectives in mind. IFAD is committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the
target to halve the proportion of hungry and extremely poor people by 2015.
Past and Current Programmes
IFAD do not have any ongoing programmes in Tajikistan. IFAD's first project - the Khatlon Livelihoods Support Project - is currently under
design and is scheduled to be presented for approval at IFAD's Executive Board in December 2008.
Future Programming Direction
Following the approval of the Khatlon Livelihoods Support Project in December 2008, IFAD will undertake a short review of future
opportunities for projects in Tajikistan. The next opportunity to present a project to the IFAD Board would be in 2010.. It is likely that the
next project would cover the sectors of agriculture or microfinance.
Source: Aid Coordination and Project Monitoring System Database
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