ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2026: A Donor Platform Co-Organized Side Event

2026-01-20T16:39:46+01:00

26 January 2026 | 15:30 - 17:00 CET | Columbia University, New York, and on Zoom | "Strategic Investments for Resilient Agrifood Systems: Driving SDG Progress through Partnerships" is an official off-site side event of the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum. It is co-organized by the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2026: A Donor Platform Co-Organized Side Event2026-01-20T16:39:46+01:00

Webinar: The Value of Adopting a Systems Approach for Agrifood Finance

2026-01-16T12:07:20+01:00

Join Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) for a timely conversation on how a systems approach to agrifood finance can help donors and investors align constrained resources to catalyse system-wide impact.

Webinar: The Value of Adopting a Systems Approach for Agrifood Finance2026-01-16T12:07:20+01:00

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Catalysing Finance and Impact for Food Systems

2025-12-31T10:11:18+01:00

12 December, 11:45-13:00 CET | The session will explore the approaches needed to catalyse finance and strengthen impact in agrifood systems at the country level, examining how to strengthen coordination among private sector actors, development finance institutions, and government counterparts.

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Catalysing Finance and Impact for Food Systems2025-12-31T10:11:18+01:00

Annual General Assembly 2025 – High-Level Discussion Panel

2026-01-16T09:15:04+01:00

AGA 2025 High-Level Panel Discussion "Evolving roles in a fragmented aid landscape" | 12 December, 9:50-11:20 CET | The session will explore the evolving roles in a fragmented aid landscape, marked by shrinking ODA budgets, shifting financial reforms, and new demands for impact.

Annual General Assembly 2025 – High-Level Discussion Panel2026-01-16T09:15:04+01:00

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Multilateral and geopolitical dynamics of agrifood systems financing and development

2026-01-16T09:19:12+01:00

12 December, 15:45-17:30 CET | The session will provide an overview of the multilateral and geopolitical dynamics shaping agrifood systems financing and development, and reflect on the key outcomes from 2025 and priorities for the year ahead.

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Multilateral and geopolitical dynamics of agrifood systems financing and development2026-01-16T09:19:12+01:00

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Thematic Session

2026-01-16T09:16:47+01:00

12 December, 14:30-15:30 CET | “The Future of Youth in Agrifood Systems: Tackling the Double Challenge of Access to Land and Finance” is a joint session by the Thematic Working Groups on Land and Rural Youth Employment that explores the central dilemma limiting youth engagement: how young people can access land without finance, and finance without land.

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Thematic Session2026-01-16T09:16:47+01:00

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Opening, Keynote, Scene Setting

2026-01-16T09:15:32+01:00

12 December, 9:00-9:35 CET | An opening session examining how shifting development finance dynamics call for renewed coordination, clearer alignment, and stronger commitment to transforming agrifood systems, featuring opening remarks, a keynote and scene-setting by the Co-Chairs of the High-Level Advisory Group.

Annual General Assembly 2025 – Opening, Keynote, Scene Setting2026-01-16T09:15:32+01:00

Investing in Agrifood Systems: IFAD’s Federica Diamanti in conversation with the Donor Platform

2025-12-03T09:11:54+01:00

Why invest in agrifood systems now? In this interview, IFAD’s Federica Diamanti explains why financing food systems is an investment in prosperity, climate resilience, and stability — and why scaling it is more urgent than ever.

Investing in Agrifood Systems: IFAD’s Federica Diamanti in conversation with the Donor Platform2025-12-03T09:11:54+01:00