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Meet the Platform

Meet the Platform

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a vibrant partnership, advocacy and knowledge network of key donors focusing on food security and rural development.

Our Members and Partners

Our Members and Partners

Wilma van Esch, The Netherlands

The COVID crisis and the situation in Ukraine clearly shows why reaching the SDG on improvement of food security is even more important than ever. We need to work on SDG2 together for a viable and sustainable food system worldwide.

Wilma van Esch, The Netherlands

The COVID crisis and the situation in Ukraine clearly shows why reaching the SDG on improvement of food security is even more important than ever. We need to work on SDG2 together for a viable and sustainable food system worldwide.

Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust

We are facing unprecedented challenges. In a world of growing uncertainty, we need to produce more and better food for a growing population and ensure it is accessible to all, breaking the barriers that exclude millions from access. We will only cope with these challenges by returning to the principle of diversity in our food systems.

Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust

We are facing unprecedented challenges. In a world of growing uncertainty, we need to produce more and better food for a growing population and ensure it is accessible to all, breaking the barriers that exclude millions from access. We will only cope with these challenges by returning to the principle of diversity in our food systems.

Bruce Campbell, Switzerland

We have to be careful we do not gamble with people’s livelihoods. Food system transformation has to be taken in incremental steps with positive proofs of concept rather than through ideology.

Bruce Campbell, Switzerland

We have to be careful we do not gamble with people’s livelihoods. Food system transformation has to be taken in incremental steps with positive proofs of concept rather than through ideology.

H.E. Jeanine M. Cooper, Republic of Liberia

Impact … is not felt at the level of beautiful documents that are shared, but in how you move the needle and shift the reality of the lives of rural people and all of the people in the food systems.

H.E. Jeanine M. Cooper, Republic of Liberia

Impact … is not felt at the level of beautiful documents that are shared, but in how you move the needle and shift the reality of the lives of rural people and all of the people in the food systems.

Lee Ann Jackson, OECD

What’s shifted over the years is the recognition that to change agriculture and food, you must adopt a food systems approach. We’re asking the sector to feed the world. It must be environmentally sustainable and ensure livelihoods for all food systems actors.

Lee Ann Jackson, OECD

What’s shifted over the years is the recognition that to change agriculture and food, you must adopt a food systems approach. We’re asking the sector to feed the world. It must be environmentally sustainable and ensure livelihoods for all food systems actors.

Federica De Gaetano, Italy

The Donor Platform’s commitment to information sharing and member updates has contributed to a significant level of alignment and cooperation on rural development and food security issues.

Federica De Gaetano, Italy

The Donor Platform’s commitment to information sharing and member updates has contributed to a significant level of alignment and cooperation on rural development and food security issues.

Ron Hartman, IFAD

We need to find ways of building resilience because we can’t afford, as a global community, a continued sort of humanitarian and emergency support. We try and catalyse our investments to influence policy to have an even greater impact on promoting sustainable food system transformation.

Ron Hartman, IFAD

We need to find ways of building resilience because we can’t afford, as a global community, a continued sort of humanitarian and emergency support. We try and catalyse our investments to influence policy to have an even greater impact on promoting sustainable food system transformation.

Elisabeth Simelton, Sida

We are now concentrated on solving the immediate crises, but there will be another crisis coming. It is important to maintain a long-term perspective and also deal with the root causes to hunger and malnutrition.

Elisabeth Simelton, Sida

We are now concentrated on solving the immediate crises, but there will be another crisis coming. It is important to maintain a long-term perspective and also deal with the root causes to hunger and malnutrition.

Máximo Torero, FAO

If I can produce a harvest, I can feed the household and community for the whole year whereas cash transfers or food delivery will only be for one day.

Máximo Torero, FAO

If I can produce a harvest, I can feed the household and community for the whole year whereas cash transfers or food delivery will only be for one day.

Wilma van Esch, The Netherlands

The COVID crisis and the situation in Ukraine clearly shows why reaching the SDG on improvement of food security is even more important than ever. We need to work on SDG2 together for a viable and sustainable food system worldwide.

Wilma van Esch, The Netherlands

The COVID crisis and the situation in Ukraine clearly shows why reaching the SDG on improvement of food security is even more important than ever. We need to work on SDG2 together for a viable and sustainable food system worldwide.

Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust

We are facing unprecedented challenges. In a world of growing uncertainty, we need to produce more and better food for a growing population and ensure it is accessible to all, breaking the barriers that exclude millions from access. We will only cope with these challenges by returning to the principle of diversity in our food systems.

Stefan Schmitz, Crop Trust

We are facing unprecedented challenges. In a world of growing uncertainty, we need to produce more and better food for a growing population and ensure it is accessible to all, breaking the barriers that exclude millions from access. We will only cope with these challenges by returning to the principle of diversity in our food systems.

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