On Tuesday, 11 March 2025, the inauguration of the country office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) took place in Cotonou, Benin.

IFAD is a specialized United Nations agency and an international financial institution that fights hunger and poverty in rural areas. According to the Beninese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Cossi Dossouhoui, the opening of this office in Cotonou will make it possible to mobilize more resources and produce more results in the effectiveness and efficiency of IFAD's intervention strategy, according to the Beninese Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. According to IFAD Vice President Gerardine Mukeshimana, this office will strengthen IFAD's presence and collaboration with its partners. According to the minister, the quality of cooperation between IFAD and the Government of Benin remains dynamic, fruitful and solid thanks to the density and diversity of its portfolio, the second largest in the agricultural sector after that of the World Bank