Acknowledgements

Originally prepared to inform discussions at the 2024 Annual General Assembly of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD), this report has been subsequently revised and updated in 2026, to reflect emerging financing trends, outcomes from recent GDPRD deliberations and the evolving global development finance context.

The paper is authored by Dr Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD), Mandakini D. Surie (Senior Consultant, GDPRD), Dr Kristal Jones (Consultant, GDPRD), Monique Amar (Consultant, GDPRD) and Sierra Berardelli (Consultant, GDPRD). Maurizio Navarra, Secretariat Coordinator, guided the work on behalf of GDPRD, with support from other members of the Secretariat, Michelle Tang, Carlotta Cramer, Alessandro Cordova and Woojae Shin. The report was edited by John Laird (IFAD).

The authors express thanks to everyone who interviewed for this publication and participated in the virtual seminars organized by the GDPRD.

The paper and its contents do not necessarily reflect the positions or views of all GDPRD members.