Cornelia Richter, a former Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), joined the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as Vice-President. IFAD is a specialised agency of the United Nations, dedicated to the eradication of rural poverty in developing country since its establishment in 1977.

This report demonstrates how employment in one sector – agro-food – can provide economic opportunities and improve livelihoods of young people in the MENA region, with a special focus on Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Links Young people, the demographic group aged

Jobs for Youth in the Agri-food Sector: Leveraging Micro and Small Enterprises: A webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.

Ji-Yeun Rim is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She also co-chairs the Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.  She shares her aspirations for the working group and how it plays a part in making development happen.

Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Johan Swinnen Global

Rome, Italy - 14 October 2016 Putting agriculture at the center of Agenda 2030 Links The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, upon invitation of the Italian Agency for International Development, organised a Round Table on rural transformation. In

The 2023 Annual General Assembly took place on 26-27 October 2023, and coincided with the Donor Platform’s 20th anniversary, a milestone reflected in the theme “20 Years of rural development and aid effectiveness: Where are we now and where are we going?”.

In an era in which almost 80 percent of the global population resides in urban and peri‑urban (U‑PU) areas, understanding and addressing the complexities of U‑PU food systems is more critical than ever.

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) releases its 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) report, titled Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges. The emerging messages are especially significant in light of the rapidly evolving donor environment, and underscore the urgent need to rethink the financing agenda for 2025 and beyond.

As the lockdowns continue worldwide and impacts of Covid-19 keep unfolding, policymakers have not only been put under pressure to make quick decisions, but also to justify their support to agriculture (as well as other sectors) from an emergency perspective. To act responsibly under the pressure of urgency, donor agencies must gain access to