//  Aim of Platform Knowledge Piece 3

Private sector activity is transforming rural areas in the south. To engage effectively with the private sector, policy makers should understand the changes which are taking place. The aim of this Platform Knowledge Piece is to improve the understanding of the role of the private sector in agricultural and rural development and to propose practical and operational measures for donors to engage effectively with the private sector to encourage more developmental outcomes.

"Policy uncertainty really destroys investments and performance in rural areas" - Jonathan Mitchell

//  Research questions

• How has the private sector responded to the ‘rolling back’ of direct state involvement in rural areas, and the emergence of other opportunities?
• What is the impact of this private sector activity on low-income rural households and the dynamism and competitiveness of the agricultural sector?
• What has determined the success of donors, governments, NGOs and other initiatives to stimulate private sector development?
• What are the implications of this analysis for the way that Platform members support private sector development in rural areas?

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PKP3__ Strategic Role of the Private Sector in ARD

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Virtual Briefing Presentation

//  Background

Is it really true that important policy changes are not easily traceable by means of standard statistical measures? - This conclusion of the recently published Platform Knowledge Piece 2 sheds a different light on the effectiveness of aid allocation, country-level planning and related efforts to strengthen global aid transparency and accountability.

Virtual briefings provide an easy-to-access interactive and timely opportunity to receive first-hand information on the Platform Knowledge Pieces and to discuss key findings with the author.

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PKP2_Aid to ARD and Food Security

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Main study

//  Background

Today, six years after Paris and barely two months until Busan we ask ourselves - what are the benefits of agriculture and rural development today? Have these benefits improved coherence and consistency of policies?

Virtual briefings provide an easy-to-access interactive and timely opportunity to receive first-hand information on the Platform Knowledge Pieces and to discuss key findings with the author.

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PKP1_ Policy coherence for ARD

//  Missed out?

You can always still join our second virual briefing on Aid to ARD and food security on Thursday, 20 October at 15:00 CET

//  Registration

Invited parties are reminded to register their attendance as soon as possible and to book accommodation in advance.

www.hlf4-registration.org/r/

//  New report on aid effectiveness published

To what extent has the commitment to hold each other to account for aid effectiveness been reached? - The new key report on Aid Effectiveness 2005-10 - Progress in Implementing the Paris Declaration is based on the 2011 Survey on Monitoring the Paris Declaration, which covered 78 countries and territories.

Executive summary, complete report

//  Side event and KIS deadlines

Please note that the deadlines for both side events and KIS have now passed.

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Busan Bulletin

This is one of the findings emerging from forthcoming Platform Knowledge Piece 3. Have a look at the presentation given in Rome, indicating new conlcusions and targets for the Platform and development partners.  

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Presentation