Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Tuesday pledged to reach at least 70 million small-scale farmers and significantly transform their lives by increasing their incomes, productive capacity and market access by 2030 as part of the World Bank's AgriConnect initiative.

The pledge was made by Alvaro Lario, IFAD President, at the launch of this initiative at the bank's Annual Meetings in Washington.

However, IFAD has been investing in poor rural communities in Bangladesh since 1978. It promotes inclusive and resilient livelihood opportunities for smallholders and microentrepreneurs to strengthen climate resilience through infrastructure and climate-smart agriculture.

IFAD also works in Bangladesh...