Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have begun shaping the next phase of their nearly five-decade partnership, putting rural jobs, private investment and climate resilience at its core.

The priorities were discussed during a three-day mission to Dhaka that concluded on Monday, led by Donal Brown, Associate Vice-President for Country Operations at IFAD, the United Nations specialised agency and international financial institution investing in the first mile of food systems to advance rural transformation.

During the mission, Brown met Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, as well as the Asian Development Bank, private sector and rural finance partners, and devel...