Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

A Big Thank You! Thank you to everyone who attended, spoke at, and contributed to the Donor Platform’s 2024 Annual General Assembly. Over the two-day event, we heard from a diverse range of participants, including bilateral donors, multilateral development agencies, development banks, investment institutions, UN agencies, agriculture and rural development specialists, Indigenous Peoples, rural entrepreneurs, and the youth community. United and driven by a shared commitment to increase financing for food systems and rural development, our panellists came together to discuss: Incentivizing private sector investment in agriculture 💸 Bringing together public and private approaches 🤝 Improving data to monitor financial flows 📊 Enhancing the quality of financing 🎯 And to hear from on-the-ground experiences with financing. 🌱 Swipe through to read the main takeaways from the event, and stay connected through the Donor Platform website as we share further takeaways and resources from the event! https://lnkd.in/e-cXwfvn Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) IrishAid Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office USAID FAO Photos ©IFAD/Flavio Ianniello

💡 There are many entrepreneurs with great ideas out there but, as Christopher Wayne, from Acumen, rightly pointed out, markets are hard. Agrifood SMEs are a diverse group of enterprises. The poorest and most marginalised depend upon subsistence farming and require long-term and patient donor financing. Moreover, they need several years of continuous donor-financed capacity-building before they may be able to reach the appropriate level of maturity, professionalism and profitability to work with impact investors and blended financiers.  📑 In the Technical Note published with the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, we dedicated Chapter 2 to financing and understanding the missing middle. Check it out: https://shorturl.at/GieUm 📢 Today our Co-Founder Carin Smaller will reflect on finance and the implications for the future at the GDPRD Annual General Assembly. 📺 You can watch her session live at 11:30 CET here: https://lnkd.in/e-cXwfvn Chris Wayne’s remarks were made during the side event webinar on innovative donor approaches to sustainable finance part of the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2): https://lnkd.in/eFyC6mqK Jim Woodhill Tim Diphoorn Natalia Toschi Jenice Achieng One Acre Fund International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) YPARD #AGA2024 #FinancingFoodSystems Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland IrishAid Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office USAID FAO

Here's a blog I put together Transforming Finance for Sustainable Development: Rethinking ODA for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, summarizing the discussion of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development Working Group on Land session during their Annual General Assembly (AGA).  https://lnkd.in/eRZdvfVH Michelle Tang, Leonard Mizzi, Michael Taylor, ward anseeuw, Birgitte Feiring

#AGA2024 Day 2 - Starting now! 📢 https://lnkd.in/e-cXwfvn Follow the link to join us for the second day of the Donor Platform's Annual General Assembly, featuring: 🎯 Finance coordination Linking global financing discussions, from the Financial Flows to the Food Systems (3FS) tool to the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) framework. 🌎 Land - Finance Nexus Redefining and enhancing the quality of finance to better reach Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Chris Brett The World Bank International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Julia Benn OECD - OCDE ward anseeuw FAO Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Birgitte Feiring International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Repaleac Repaleac Michael Taylor International Land Coalition

🗺️ Looking for a tool to map stakeholders in food systems and agricultural development? The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development developed a 🆕 tool, the Food Systems Architecture Database, to shed light on the often complex and multifaceted web of organizations and initiatives working on global food systems and agricultural development and we are very glad to share that the HLPE-FSN is now part of it! 🌍 The Database offers a comprehensive view of the key food systems players and their interconnections, available as an interactive site and practical tabular view. 👍 This visual representation aims to contribute to a more coherent and effective approach in addressing global food security and sustainable agriculture challenges. Our Panel of experts is included, and we invite you to explore the database: https://lnkd.in/eRQ33UQb Provide your feedback and further suggestions for inclusion by emailing the Donor Platform at secretariat [AT] donorplatform.org. #tool #database #foodsystems #organizations #partnership #knowledgesharing

🚨 STARTING NOW! Join us for the Donor Platform Annual General Assembly, starting now! This year's theme - "Financing Food Systems and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges" - builds on the #SOFI2024 report in preparation for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) next year. See the Donor Platform to learn more and access the live webcast https://lnkd.in/e-cXwfvn #AGA2024 #FinancingFoodSystems Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) IrishAid Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office USAID FAO

🎉 Hesat2030 is now part of the Food Systems Architecture Database. Hesat2030 partner Global Donor Platform for Rural Development developed a new tool to provide greater clarity on the often complex and multifaceted web of organisations and initiatives working in the area of global food systems and agricultural development. 💡 Check it out: https://lnkd.in/eRQ33UQb 📆 Hesat2030 Co-Chair, Carin Smaller, will participate in the upcoming GDPRD Annual General Assembly this week as part of the panel reflecting on the event them: Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges. 🔗 Register at: https://lnkd.in/e-cXwfvn #database #aga2024 #foodsystems #financingdevelopment

I'm looking forward to joining others in making the case to increase blended finance for African agriculture at the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development's Annual General Assembly in Rome tomorrow. https://lnkd.in/e_hZXbga

🤔 🎙️ Looking to learn more about blended finance for food systems? Look no further 👉 This week, the GDPRD has a special appearance on the IFAD Podcast with a full episode dedicated to innovative financing for food systems and rural development. You can expect: 🌐 Up to date information on the state of food systems financing 📝 Accessible explainers on the key terms of innovative finance 💡Stories from implementing innovating financing for rural development 📢 Exciting new ventures in donor coordination And much more! 🎧 Tune in now to listen to the episode https://lnkd.in/eGwPivdG BONUS: Join us online or in-person for the GDPRD Annual General Assembly! If you want to learn even more about financing food systems, the GDPRD is set to kick of its Annual General Assembly (AGA) tomorrow, Tuesday 26, and Wednesday 27 November! Register now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMk33mSb

The GDPRD AGA is TOMORROW! Don’t miss two days of discussion, debate and presentations on the future of food systems financing. 🌍 New financing ecosystem: Hear from speakers at the forefront of work towards a new ecosystem of financing for food systems and developing an actionable agenda. 📅 FfD4: Get ready for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) next year. 🚀 Agripreneurs: Learn about how innovative finance supports youth agripreneurship to meet economic, environmental and social development goals. 🤝 Get involved: Participate in shaping the global development agenda through dialogues on agriculture, food systems, and rural development. #aga2024 #event #foodsystems #financingdevelopment Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) IrishAid Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office USAID FAO