The Donor Platform will participate at the 53rd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 53) with two side events: one on 'Blended Finance and Impact Measurement in Agrifood Systems' and the other on 'Financing Agrifood Systems Transformation'."
In this interview, Corinna Hawkes, Director of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at the FAO, highlights the urgent need and opportunity for donors to adopt systems-based approaches that can lead to real, lasting change in agrifood systems.
In an era of global uncertainty, the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission report redefines the path to healthy, just and sustainable food systems.
The report highlights the urgent need to strengthen food system resilience in the face of growing environmental, political and economic challenges. It offers focused, action-oriented policy recommendations to help build food systems that can withstand future shocks and stresses.
Explore the updated OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance, a practical tool to scale high-quality blended finance and mobilize private investment for sustainable development.
Learn how Norway is advancing food systems transformation through agri-SME finance, donor collaboration, and partnerships like the Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA). He also highlights the GDPRD’s role in setting shared standards through its Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance.
UNDP is working with over 170 countries and territories for a better future. This report highlights UNDP’s progress under the Strategic Plan (2022 to 2025), showing how partnerships are driving real-world results.
Equitable public and private financing is crucial for building resilient and sustainable food systems. The 2024 Annual Report by the the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), highlights the transformative impacts of these investments on food systems across developing countries like Honduras, Zambia and Cambodia.
Tim Diphoorn, European Director of Business Development at One Acre Fund, shares why we need to think differently about funding in rural development.
In March 2025, the Donor Platform launched a new High-Level Advisory Group to guide the development of a White Paper on financing food systems and rural development. The global community needs a new financing model that aligns public and private capital, leverages innovation and positions agrifood systems at the centre of sustainable development.
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.
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