Rural development is the key to poverty alleviation in developing countries. Getting rural development policy right means confronting contentious issues, changing entrenched habits, and implementing new strategies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of aid.
Platform Speaking features men and women who are active in rural reform around the world. Although their views do not necessarily represent the policy of the Global Donor Platform or of their respective member organisations, they address our core concerns.
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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“The world sorely needs smallholder farmers more than ever before”, says IFAD's President Lennart Båge. Read interview … |
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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CIDA's Stephen Wallace chairs the Advisory Group on Civil Society set up by OECD and developing countries to involve CSOs more closely with development. Read interview … |
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Friday, 07 September 2007 |
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Sonja Bartelt and Miriam Heidtmann explain the workings of the Platform Secretariat. Read interview … |
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Monday, 02 July 2007 |
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The World Bank's Nwanze Okidegbe outlines a unique Platform initiative to rally donors and partner-countries around a new set of core indicators in A&RD. Read interview … |
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006 |
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Mushtaq Ahmed of CIDA offers insights gathered from both the receiving and funding ends of donor activities. Read interview … |
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Friday, 14 July 2006 |
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The European Commission's Philip Mikos looks back at the EU's track record in rural development in LDCs — and forward to ways of strengthening local authorities there. Read interview … |
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Monday, 10 July 2006 |
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Jim Harvey of Britain's DFID debates issues ranging from the Doha Agenda to the ‘retail end’ of rural development.
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Sunday, 02 July 2006 |
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Willi Graf of the SDC explains why institution-building and long-term investment in projects and local staff members is so important. Read interview … |
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Sunday, 14 May 2006 |
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Michael Wales of the FAO discusses new aid modalities and agriculture — and opportunities for the Platform.
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