International Fund for Agricultural Development

•  It is a specialized UN agency dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries.
  
  
•  It provides low-interest loans and grants to developing countries to finance innovative agricultural and rural development programmes and projects.
  
  
• It was setup after ―The World Food Conference 1974 which was organized in response to the food crises of 1970s in Sahelian Countries of Africa.
  
  
•  It is headquartered in Rome, Italy.