Chairmanship of the GFAR-DSG will be assumed by CIDA focal point Nikita Eriksen-Hamel, who also chairs the Platform working group on agricultural research for development.

The GFAR-DSG is to be vice-chaired by the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD).

Chairmanship of the GFAR-DSG involves collecting and presenting donor perspectives to the GFAR steering committee, while relaying issues emerging from that forum to the broader donor community.

The Platform - and the agricultural research for development working group in particular – will act as the medium through which this liaison will be conducted.