• A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) tackles the pressing issue of achieving healthy diets for all in a sustainable way. The 2024 Global Food Policy Report highlights the challenges of malnutrition and diet-related diseases, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

  • The GDPRD and the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate are undertaking a consultation on how to make donors and public funds more catalytic for food systems through innovative financing approaches.

  • Experiences in implementing the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGTs) from several African countries were shared during a side event held by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations at the 2019 Conference on Land Policy

  • Members of the Global Donor Working Group on Land (GDWGL) were active during CFS 46 in Rome to raise the profile of land tenure security and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGTs) in the context of national food security. GDWGL members held side events highlighting

  • COVID-19 As international organisations turn their attention to addressing the impacts of the corona virus pandemic on food security and nutrition in the mid- to long-term, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development has an important role to play in facilitating information and knowledge sharing within the donor community and with our

  • 2017 BRUSSELS BRIEFING AGRICULTURAL TRADE NO47 3 FEBRUARY 2017 (PDF, 296.8 KIB) IAB PLATFORM WORKSHOP 07-08 MARCH 2017 (PDF, 585.6 KIB) WB LAND CONFERENCE WASHINGTON 20 - 24 MARCH 2017 (PDF, 399.1 KIB) ITC INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GENEVA 2 MARCH 2017 (PDF, 313.8 KIB) BRUSSELS BRIEFING RURAL LIVELIHOODS NO48 20 MARCH 2017 (PDF, 304.4

  • The Global Donor Working Group on Land joins in the commemorations by sharing short testimonies from their Chair, Vice-Chair and members, on what The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) have meant to them. Links "This year,

  • As a year-end reflection of 2023 and the GDPRD’s 20-year milestone, it’s important to spotlight our friends in communications including those at the Secretariat’s host IFAD. Thank you for being part of the Platform's circle and for your contributions to help share GDPRD knowledge and widen its influence.

  • Our Work Communications and Outreach Tools Effective internal and external communications helps keep Platform members are up-to-date on key programmes, strategies and policies within the rural development and food security space, with informal opportunities to network and exchange knowledge. Our Work Communications and Outreach Tools Effective

  • Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable  Links This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We