New Delhi, May 20 -- India and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have expanded their partnership to scale investment in rural development, with a renewed focus on strengthening livelihoods, climate resilience and agricultural transformation across rural areas, according to a release by IFAD.

The move comes as a senior IFAD delegation concluded a five-day visit to India to advance a new eight-year cooperation roadmap covering rural finance, value chains and enterprise development.

During the visit, the delegation held meetings with officials from the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development to discuss shared priorities including strengthening farmer producer organisations, improving agricultural produ...