ASLC: Guidance Document: Improving Targeting of Agri-SMEs with Appropriate Business Development Services and Technical Assistance
Michelle Tang2025-05-12T16:14:17+02:00The Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC) has developed a new segmentation guide to help support organizations to tailor their services to the real needs of agri-businesses.
FAO: Financing food for a better future
Michelle Tang2025-05-08T13:50:08+02:00This report analyses the agrifood financing landscape, particularly in light of the current global polycrisis, and provides recommendations for reform to ensure that sufficient funding reaches the countries and people most in need.
The Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security: An interview with Conrad Rein
Michelle Tang2025-05-05T16:13:25+02:00Conrad Rein discusses the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, focusing on scaling solutions, public-private partnerships, and empowering small-scale farmers to address global hunger. The Initiative is hosted by The Crop Trust, a member of the Donor Platform since April 2025.
Crop Trust Joins the Global Donor Platform
Michelle Tang2025-05-02T10:14:28+02:00The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is pleased to welcome the Global Crop Diversity Trust as its newest member. Representing Crop Trust will be Jaspreet Stamm, Director of External Affairs and Conrad Rein, Secretary of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security.
Introducing the Donor Testing Cohort for the Catalytic Capital Framework
Michelle Tang2025-04-23T16:04:37+02:00The Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance for Food Systems, in partnership with the Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC), announces the donor testing cohort for the Catalytic Capital Framework. These donors are key to testing the framework, offering real-world insights on deploying catalytic capital to drive meaningful change in the agri-SME sector.
OECD: International aid falls in 2024 for first time in five years
Michelle Tang2025-04-17T16:04:18+02:00International aid from official donors dropped by 7.1% in real terms in 2024, marking the first decline after five years of consecutive growth, according to preliminary data from the OECD.
GDPRD Op-Ed in Farming First: Rethinking development assistance to finance the future of food and nutrition
Michelle Tang2025-04-03T09:07:40+02:00Global food systems face a financing crisis, with an annual shortfall of up to $400 billion needed for transformation. Meanwhile, the hidden costs of food production—ranging from environmental damage to health impacts—amount to US$12 trillion each year. As donor priorities shift, can development aid be reimagined to build resilient, sustainable food systems? This article explores the path forward for development communities across the world.
FAO: Collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa
Michelle Tang2025-03-26T14:37:07+01:00What are priority investments in rights to achieve long-term sustainability of forest areas? This report examines the link between collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa.
