About us
Platform Structure and Members
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a network of more than 40 bilateral and multilateral development agencies, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and foundations.
About us
Platform Structure and Members
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a network of 40 bilateral and multilateral development agencies, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organisations and foundations.
The Platform has a Board, its main decision-making body, which comprises the focal points of all Platform members that pay an agreed annual membership fee.
The Platform has Co-Chairs, 2 who are elected ad personam by the Board members and serve for two years. The Platform Co-Chairs also serve as Chairs of the Board.
The Secretariat is the Platform’s management unit. It supports the implementation of the annual work programme, for which it has executive authority. It currently comprises three full-time staff members: a Secretariat Coordinator, a Communications Coordinator and an Administrative Assistant. Since 2020, the Secretariat has been hosted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy.
The Platform has a Board, its main decision-making body, which comprises the focal points of all Platform members that pay an agreed annual membership fee.
The Platform has Co-Chairs, 2 who are elected ad personam by the Board members and serve for two years. The Platform Co-Chairs also serve as Chairs of the Board.
The Secretariat is the Platform’s management unit. It supports the implementation of the annual work programme, for which it has executive authority. It currently comprises three full-time staff members: a Secretariat Coordinator, a Communications Coordinator and an Administrative Assistant. Since 2020, the Secretariat has been hosted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Rome, Italy.
JEAN-RENÉ CUZON
Chargé de Mission
French Development Agency
Nick Goetschalckx
Food Systems Policy Officer, Directorate General for International Partnerships
European Commission
JAN BRIX
Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains, International Agricultural Policy, Agriculture, Rural Development, Innovation
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
RADIO SAVE
Commercial Agriculture and Sustainable Investment Lead, Global Food Security, Agriculture and Land (GFAL)
UK – Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Jouko Eskelinen
Senior Adviser
Finland – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MANON BELLON
Policy Advisor - Agriculture and Food Security
France - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
PATRICK McMANUS
Deputy Director, Global Food Security & Partnerships, Food Team Lead, Policy Unit. Development Cooperation and Africa Division.
Irish Aid – Department of Foreign Affairs
FEDERICA DE GAETANO
Food Security and Rural Development Expert
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Naomi Sterk
Policy Officer Food and Nutrition Security
Inclusive Green Growth Department
The Netherlands – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ANDIE VAUGHN
Team Lead, Donor and Multilateral Team
Bureau for Resilience, Environment, and Food Security
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
AKMAL SIDDIQ
Chief of Rural Development and Food Security
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Asian Development Bank
WALTRAUD RABITSCH
Senior Advisor – Poverty Reduction, Rural Development and Decentralization
International Programmes and Projects Department
Austrian Development Agency – ADA
SOFIE VAN WAEYENBERGE
Coordinator Desk agriculture/rural development
Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency
CAROL DURIEUX
Expert Agriculture, Food Security and Water Management
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belgium
MOHAMED MANSSOURI
Senior Advisor Investment Centre Division
Food and Agriculture Organisation
RALF SANFTENBERG
Head of Division Rural Development and Agriculture, Department Sector and Global Programmes
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
DANIELE GELZ
Programme Officer (Land Restoration and Private Sector)
The Global Mechanism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
SANTIAGO ALBA-CORRAL
Associate Director, Agriculture and Animal Health
Agriculture and Environment
International Development Research Centre
TEUNIS VAN RHEENEN
Director of Business Development & External Relations
Acting Chief of Staff
International Food Policy Research Institute
MARIANGELS FORTUNY
Head of Unit, Forestry, Agriculture, Construction and Tourism Unit (FACT)
Sectoral Policies Department (SECTOR)
International Labour Organization – ILO
CESAR FALCONI
Agriculture principal specialist, Natural resources and disaster risk management division
Inter-American Development Bank
Anders Aeroe
Director of the Division of Enterprises and Institutions
International Trade Centre
JONG-HYUK JEONG
Managing Director / Socio-Economic Development Department
Korea International Cooperation Agency
KATRIN RUDOLF
Sector Economist for Agriculture, Competence Centre Urban Development and Natural Resources
KfW Development Bank
N. N.
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Austria – Ministry of European and International Affairs
JESPER RAVN HANSEN
Senior Technical Advisor
Denmark – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
N. N.
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Luxembourg Agency for Development Cooperation – Luxembourg
ASTRID TVETERAAS
Assistant Director. Department for Climate and Environment, Section for Food
Norad – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
TORGEIR FYHRI
Special Representative for Climate Adaptation and Food Security
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ANA REGINA SEGURA
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Spain – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
ALEXANDRE KOLEV
Social Cohesion Unit
OECD Development Centre
SEEMIN QAYUM
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Development
UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
JORGE E. RIOS
Chief – Sustainable Livelihoods Unit
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – UNODC
SARAH A. SIMONS
Senior Partnerships Specialist & Trust Fund Coordinator, Global Engagement Unit
Agriculture and Food Global Practice
The World Bank
LAURA LORENZO
Director
World Rural Forum – WRF
MELVIN SPREIJ
Counsellor – Agriculture and Commodities Division
World Trade Organisation – WTO
Maurizio Navarra
Secretariat Coordinator
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy
Michelle Tang
Secretariat Communications Coordination Analyst
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy
Alessandro Cordova
Administrative Assistant
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy
Monique Amar
Consultant
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy
Sierra Berardelli
Consultant
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy
