On 17 February and 18 February 2016 in Rome, Dinesh Sharma, got elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD.
•    He will serve for a period of two years.
•    Currently he is serving as Additional Finance Secretary and India’s Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)
•    The International Fund for Agriculture Development was set-up in 1977 as the 13th Specialised Agency of the United Nations.
•    It works towards removing poverty and hunger in rural areas all over the world.
•    India is a founder member of IFAD.
•    It is managed by the two main governing bodies: the Governing Council and the Executive Board. 
•    The President of the IFAD is Kanayo F. Nwanze from Nigeria, who was elected for a second four-year term in 2013.