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IFC, IFC ALAC Fund Support Ethical Sourcing of Agri-Commodities with Investment in Armajaro Trading
The ethical sourcing of cocoa and coffee is increasingly driven by strong consumer demand. It allows consumers to access sustainably cultivated cocoa and coffee while contributing to the long-term social and economi
GAFSP Makes its First Transaction – Invests in Bangladesh Food Processing Company PRAN
The IFC-led Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) – a multilateral mechanism to scale up food security in poor countries – recently approved its first transaction in Bangladesh food processing company, PRAN Group
Netherlands Signs Agreement with IFC, Contributes €100 Million to Help Poor Farmers
By 2050, a 70 percent increase in world food production will be needed to feed two billion more people with most of the additional $83 billion investment likely to come from the private sector.
Road to Recovery: IFC Commits to Sri Lanka’s Post-Conflict Growth
Recovery and reintegration efforts of Sri Lanka’s post-conflict regions got a boost with IFC’s growing focus on advisory and investment interventions.
IFC Client Extends Record Level of Mortgages to India’s Poor in First Year
Aadhar, a joint venture created in 2011 between IFC and Dewan Housing Finance Corp., extended more than 1,100 home loans to India’s poorest, making the company the first institution of its kind to offer mortgages on a large scale to the underserved

IFC's Strategy in Agribusiness

Agriculture is still the single most important economic sector and source of employment in emerging markets. Seventy percent of the world's poor live in rural areas. IFC has made agribusiness a priority because of its potential for broad development impact and especially strong role in poverty reduction.

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