Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved $51.4 million in co-financing for a $211.7 million project in Bangladesh aimed at strengthening climate resilience, food security, and rural entrepreneurship for around 1.1 million people in the country's most climate-vulnerable regions.
The approval was granted during IFAD's 146th session on 9-10 December, the fund announced on Saturday.
The six-year Growth for Climate Resilient and Environmental Entrepreneurship and Nutrition (GREEN) project, running from 2026 to 2031, will focus on the Haor wetlands, Coastal Belt, High Barind, and River Char areas.
By supporting smallholder farmers, rural microenterprises, and young entrepr...