Workstreams
Data for food systems and rural development
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by UN member states, there has been remarkable increase in global and regional initiatives to measure and track SDG indicators. This has been possible with extensive support from the donor community.
After almost a decade on, the donor community is coming together to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and inform strategic decisions on funding such data initiatives with a view to making these more impactful.
This data ‘quantum’ leap has taken steps in the right direction, but better coordination among donors and international organizations is an area where we can do better. The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) has been asked to provide avenues to continue bringing donors and data organizations together.
2023 Workstreams
Data for food systems and rural development
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by UN member states, there has been remarkable increase in global and regional initiatives to measure and track SDG indicators. This has been possible with extensive support from the donor community.
After almost a decade on, the donor community is coming together to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and inform strategic decisions on funding such data initiatives with a view to making these more impactful.
This data ‘quantum’ leap has taken steps in the right direction, but better coordination among donors and international organizations is an area where we can do better. The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) has been asked to provide avenues to continue bringing donors and data organizations together.
Workstream Activities
Key messaging and speaker quotes are captured in this short report of the Annual General Assembly (AGA) convened on 26 and 27 October 2023. The AGA was a chance to celebrate the Platform’s 20th anniversary and reflect on how the donor landscape in agriculture, rural development and food systems has evolved.
Sophia Murphy is a food systems and international economy expert with 30 years of professional experience. She is currently the Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). This interview is an opportunity for speakers from the 2023 Annual General Assembly to reflect on two decades of rural development and aid effectiveness.
In our latest segment, Jaron Porciello, Co-Director, Hesat2030 and Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, tells us how AI has already made its mark in the agricultural sector and explores its role in reshaping global food systems. She underscores the need to address corporate ownership and regulation
Jaron Porciello is Co-Director of Hesat2030, Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame. and a close partner of the Donor Platform. Jaron shares her insights on the present and future of artificial intelligence in rural development.
Jo Puri is the Associate Vice-President of Strategy and Knowledge Department at IFAD and a close partner of the Donor Platform. Jo shares her vast experience and insight on all things data and how standard use of good data could be the game-changer in transforming food systems.
Final report of the findings and deliberations from the event “Assessing the Data ‘Quantum’ Leap in Agriculture and Food Systems” held on 13 February 2023 at IFAD Headquarters.
David Laborde, Director of the Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), talks about how good data in agriculture and food systems can play a role in reshaping food systems, and why this is important to all of us working towards food security.
Meet our close partner Claire Melamed, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). Claire sees a real opportunity this year to make a breakthrough, for governments and public and private organizations to produce and use data in a systematic and institutionalized way that can power progress at scale towards 2030.
Claire Melamed, CEO at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). talks about the importance of accessible, accurate and timely data for agriculture and rural development, crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Key messaging and speaker quotes are captured in this short report of the Annual General Assembly (AGA) convened on 26 and 27 October 2023. The AGA was a chance to celebrate the Platform’s 20th anniversary and reflect on how the donor landscape in agriculture, rural development and food systems has evolved.
Sophia Murphy is a food systems and international economy expert with 30 years of professional experience. She is currently the Executive Director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). This interview is an opportunity for speakers from the 2023 Annual General Assembly to reflect on two decades of rural development and aid effectiveness.
In our latest segment, Jaron Porciello, Co-Director, Hesat2030 and Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame, tells us how AI has already made its mark in the agricultural sector and explores its role in reshaping global food systems. She underscores the need to address corporate ownership and regulation
Jaron Porciello is Co-Director of Hesat2030, Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame. and a close partner of the Donor Platform. Jaron shares her insights on the present and future of artificial intelligence in rural development.
Jo Puri is the Associate Vice-President of Strategy and Knowledge Department at IFAD and a close partner of the Donor Platform. Jo shares her vast experience and insight on all things data and how standard use of good data could be the game-changer in transforming food systems.
Final report of the findings and deliberations from the event “Assessing the Data ‘Quantum’ Leap in Agriculture and Food Systems” held on 13 February 2023 at IFAD Headquarters.
David Laborde, Director of the Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), talks about how good data in agriculture and food systems can play a role in reshaping food systems, and why this is important to all of us working towards food security.
Meet our close partner Claire Melamed, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). Claire sees a real opportunity this year to make a breakthrough, for governments and public and private organizations to produce and use data in a systematic and institutionalized way that can power progress at scale towards 2030.
Claire Melamed, CEO at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). talks about the importance of accessible, accurate and timely data for agriculture and rural development, crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Background and rationale
In August 2014, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a “data revolution” to facilitate sustainable development.
The aim was to improve the collection and analysis of data to improve development decision-making.
Since then, a number of data initiatives, supported by donors, have emerged.
These initiatives are making good contributions to improve the value of data and make data available and accessible.
In October 2022 the 50th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) drew renewed attention to this issue.
The session called for better and more harmonised data, and their more widespread use in setting policies. For despite tremendous progress, gaps still remain in data availability, information and scaling up use.
Workstream objectives
The donor community came together with some key organizations involved in data initiatives on 13 February 2023 in Rome to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and to assess where we stand. Expert insights were presented, with engaging discussions around how to work better together to increase the use of data for decision-making and for greater impact.
The event was jointly organized by the European Commission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). It was hosted by IFAD.
Going forward, the workstream is working towards setting a concrete action plan forward for the data community to:
