Climate variability and extremes, in addition to conflict, are among the key drivers behind the recent uptick in global hunger and one of the leading causes of severe food crises. The cumulative effect of changes in climate is undermining all dimensions of food security – food availability, access, utilization and stability. To dive deeper
Revised version following member consultation in 2012-2013. Links This document has been prepared as part of a core stock-taking exercise among Platform members of areas of common ground identified in the nine thematic areas in early 2013. It does not attempt to reflect
Second Biennial Review Report of the African Union Commission on the Implementation of the Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods Links Following the Inaugural Biennial Review Report and in response to a call made by
“Effective land governance and management is…indispensable to efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic development in support of Africa’s structural transformation,” such as the continent’s 50-year development plan, Agenda 2063, said Stephen Karingi, Director of the Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, in his opening keynote speech
This is the first attempt in almost two decades to synthesize USAID's experience with LRG programs and the state of the evidence into a single document, which will guide USAID’s learning priorities on LRG in the coming years. In revisiting these issues, this Research Agenda relies upon others’ efforts to synthesize, systematize, and render
Technology innovations in mapping, clarifying and registering land bear great potential for tenure security and land administration worldwide. Download Technology innovations in mapping, clarifying and registering land bear great potential for tenure security and land administration worldwide. However, the current situation is characterized
In 2008 the Platform advocated strongly for more effective and increased investment in agriculture and rural development (ARD) to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF3), held in Accra, in September, was a key event for Platform advocacy.
In our latest segment, Andrea Zinn, Director at Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) and Senior Manager at Aceli Americas, Aceli Africa, talks about ways to amplify donor funding for agricultural development and why donor coordination with the private sector is so important to reach the missing middle.
Brussels, Belgium - June 2017 The new strategy is the most important measure for the implementation of the Agenda2030 in the European development policy. Originally first published in 2005, the document sets the framework for international cooperation work of the member states and the European Commission, a framework that is negotiated by all the
Our Focus Knowledge Sharing Intro text here Broker the sharing of evidence, lessons, insights and technical expertise necessary for donors to align efforts, learn from each other and improve the impact of their food system and rural-development related policies and programmes. The Platform does this by: Identifying policy