What pathways for farmers in adapting to climate change?
Michelle Tang2022-09-23T12:28:06+02:00On 19 June 2019, 20 representatives from international organisations, donors, private foundations and knowledge institutes met in Zurich to discuss different adaptation pathways that will be needed for different types of farmers amid the pressure to feed a growing
Insights into FAO and OECD’s youth programmes
Michelle Tang2022-08-29T16:34:09+02:00Rural youth are the future of food security. Yet around the world, few young people see a future for themselves in agriculture or rural areas. The Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth of the Global Donor Platform addresses an
Innovation and change on the road to 2030: making the Global Donor Platform fit for new challenges and perspectives
Michelle Tang2022-08-29T16:36:45+02:00Bonn, 28 June 2019. The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development came together for its 2019 Annual General Assembly from 19-21 June in Zurich/Maennedorf, Switzerland. Most donor representatives of the Platform’s 40 member organisations, as well as strategic partners,
Board Meeting Zurich 21 June 2019
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Global Donor Platform Annual Report 2018
Michelle Tang2024-07-26T09:38:38+02:002018 was a vibrant and productive year for the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. By facilitating direct exchange and information sharing, the Platform continued to enable members to coordinate and contribute to higher level of policy coherence.
#DanceForChange – IFAD’s virtual petition for rural youth
Michelle Tang2025-07-30T16:04:54+02:00The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is taking a unique approach to drawing the attention of world leaders to invest in young people as a means to end global hunger and poverty. IFAD has recently launched an innovative
60 million small farmers to become climate-proof by 2030
Michelle Tang2022-09-23T12:33:52+02:00German Development Minister Gerd Müller announced that Germany is to help 60 million small farmers to become climate-proof by 2030. He made this statement on the occasion of a meeting of the Global Adaptation Commission, to which he invited
The rural digital revolution
Michelle Tang2022-08-29T16:44:23+02:00On 17 May the United Nations celebrated the 50th anniversary of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) shape our every-day life throughout the world. For a long time, ICTs have been considered to provide
LAND-at-scale: scaling up successful land governance interventions
Michelle Tang2022-08-29T16:47:37+02:00The LAND-at-scale (LAS) programme, launched on 3 April, 2019 by the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ms Kaag, aims to strengthen land governance components for women, men, and youth so that they may contribute to structural,
