IFAD and Govt of Pakistan invest in rural transformation Dr. Jassim Taqui DG, Al-Bab Institute for Strategic Studies

Islamabad June 19, 2023: To foster sustainable and inclusive rural development, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Pakistan organized a two-day workshop in Ghanche, Gilgit-Baltistan recently (16-17 June 2023). Held on 16-17 June, the workshop reviewed and assessed the progress and impacts of ongoing IFAD/GoP-financed projects and discussed implementation challenges. Participants included Arnoud Hameleers, IFAD Country Director for Pakistan, the IFAD country team, government representatives, implementing partners, and project management staff. Participants from across Pakistan identified how these interventions could be scaled-up and better integrate nutrition, youth, and gender, as well as the impacts of climate change into the project, aligned to IFAD’s mainstreaming themes and national priorities. The workshop also discussed the potential of rural transformation as an effective means of addressing rural poverty and building the resilience of small-scale farmers, rural women and youth, and the landless.