Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
Dahlmannstraße 4 | 53113 Bonn | Germany
phone: +49 228 249 34 165
fax: +49 228 249 34 215
email: secretariat@donorplatform.org
The Secretariat is hosted by the
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a network of 34 bilateral and multilateral donors, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and development agencies.
Members share a common vision that agriculture and rural development is central to poverty reduction, and a conviction that sustainable and efficient development requires a coordinated global approach.
Following years of relative decline in public investment in the sector, the Platform was created in 2003 to increase and improve the quality of development assistance in agriculture and rural development.
The Platform promotes the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and Accra Agenda for Action for sustainable outcomes on the ground.
The Platform provides a forum for members and partners to build consensus around critical or emerging issues and formulate joint approaches - thus facilitating harmonisation and alignment between development partners’ policies.
The Platform adds value to the efforts of its members by facilitating the exchange of their development know-how which consolidates into a robust knowledge base that is used for example in joint advocacy work.
Members use the Platform to generate and promote common messages that raise the profile of agriculture and rural development in policy debates, conferences and workshops on international, regional and national levels.
Why? - The potential of agriculture and rural development interventions to reduce poverty is seldom understood.
By providing entry points to information and space in which policymakers and practitioners can share knowledge, Platform members enhance their capacity to effectively support their clients in agriculture and rural development.
Why? - Cutting edge knowledge in agriculture and rural development is often dispersed between agencies, leading to duplication of efforts and delays in the uptake of best-practice.
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The new poster gives a visually appealing overview of Platform activity in 2010.
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The Paris Declaration and Accra Action Agenda principles adjusted to the ARD sector.
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The 2-pager provides a concise overview of the Platform’s outputs and activities within its Medium-Term Work Programme 2009–2011. English
