Global Donor Platform for Rural Development 348d ago

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 to reflect on two decades of rural development and aid effectiveness. This interview series aims to reflect upon the shifts and changes that have taken place from the perspectives of diverse voices in the donor community. Andrea Zinn is the Director of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF), a network of 20 lending practitioners promoting an inclusive finance market for farmer cooperatives and agri-small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Andrea is also the Senior Manager of Aceli Americas, providing advisory on adapting the Aceli Africa incentive model to mobilize private capital to agri-SMEs in Latin America. During the 2023 Annual General Assembly, Andrea provided a high-level reaction to the findings and recommendations of the GDPRD/Shamba enquiry on making donor funding more catalytic. She also participated in the enquiry through an interview to provide her expertise and views.