Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

Leonard Mizzi is the Adviser, Food Systems, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission. He is a long-standing and familiar face within the Donor Platform. Now stepping ...

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An interview with Lisa van Nieuwkoop, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands during the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. The 2025 AGA took...

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An interview with Rodrigo Madrazo, Chief Executive Officer, EDFI Management Company during the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. As interest in ble...

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The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) co-hosted the side event “Stabilizing Agrifood Systems amid Trade, Energy, and...

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Interview Alexander Müller, Founder and Managing Director, TMG Think Tank for Sustainability, during the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. As globa...

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20 January 2026 | A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) on the importance of adopting a systems approach to a...

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An interview with Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) during the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. L...

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2025 GDPRD Annual General Assembly: “Investing in the Future of Agrifood Systems” | Brussels, 12 December | Hosted by the European Commission The AGA is the Donor Platform’s flagship event, bringi...

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2025 GDPRD Annual General Assembly: “Investing in the Future of Agrifood Systems” | Brussels, 12 December | Hosted by the European Commission The AGA is the Donor Platform’s flagship event, bringi...

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The GDPRD Secretariat is gearing up for our flagship event of the year: The Annual General Assembly (AGA), happening on 26-27 November 2024, both online and in person at IFAD HQ in Rome. This year...

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development releases its latest white paper: “Financing Agrifood Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity: Towards a new pact for mobilizing capital, reforming ...

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With major donors reducing development aid, the global development community is under pressure to do more with less. The OECD projects a 9–17% drop in official development assistance (ODA) in 2025,...

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The GDPRD Secretariat is gearing up for our flagship event of the year: The Annual General Assembly (AGA), happening on 26-27 November 2024, both online and in person at IFAD HQ in Rome. This year...

The GDPRD Secretariat is gearing up for our flagship event of the year: The Annual General Assembly (AGA), happening on 26-27 November 2024, both online and in person at IFAD HQ in Rome. This year...

Join the webinar “Financing Food and Rural Development" to deep dive into the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report and its implications for donors and development pa...

Blended finance: Why now is the time to double down This interview with Chris Isaac, Chief Investment Officer at AgDevCo, explores blended finance as a tool to bridge the funding gap for achieving...

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is organizing a series of webinars to help development actors better understand development finance and donor approaches. AGENDA: 00:00 Welcome rema...

Feeding the future: Policy pathways to resilient food systems Lee Ann Jackson is the Head of the Agro-Food Trade and Markets Division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ...

“Agro-food jobs for youth in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia” - a webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment (TWG RYE) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. Youth un...

Innovative and proven approaches to amplifying donor funding for agricultural development. A conversation with Andrea Zinn, CSAF and Aceli. The 2023 Annual General Assembly offered an opportunity...