From 14 - 18 October 2019, Rome saw the annual gathering of The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) member states, participants, observers and stakeholders for the 46th meeting of the Committee of World Food Security (CFS). Delegates from 126 countries, key UN organizations and

Many times interests of vulnerable and marginalized groups are overshadowed by larger narratives and overall statistics, making them unheard and unspoken. In taking up this eminently important topic, George Washington University, Planet Forward, International Land Coalition (ILC), World Rural Forum together with IFAD hosted

Climate variability and extremes, in addition to conflict, are among the key drivers behind the recent uptick in global hunger and one of the leading causes of severe food crises. The cumulative effect of changes in climate is undermining all dimensions of food security

Bonn and Rome, 23 October 2019 Download The Board of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is pleased to announce that the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), per a decision by

The fight against inequality was at the heart of the discussions at the G7 Summit that took place in Biarritz, France from 24-26 August 2019. A highlight of the summit, that brought together the heads of governments of the G7 countries as well as

The objective of this page is to present the SDG land indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1. Links Multiple stakeholders in the international land community, including the Global Donor Working Group on Land

The Global Donor Platform’s autumn 2019 webinar series, to be launched on 10th September, is a series of four webinars that cover a wide range of topics, from rural producer agency and agricultural value chains to climate-smart-agriculture (CSA) and youth network in Africa. The

On 26 July 2019, Abuja, Nigeria saw the largest gathering of Africa’s entrepreneurs from across various sectors, ranging from Agriculture, to ICT, fashion and education, in a two-day event organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). The initiative, founded in 2010, has been at

IFAD has recently released its latest Rural Development Report. The report titled “Creating opportunities for rural youth” provides an analysis that can inform policies, programmes and investments to promote a rural transformation inclusive of youth. Issues discussed range from exploring opportunities for rural youth

Over 200 participants gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for the 3rdAfrica Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) on 24-28 June 2019. The forum themed “Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa’s Youth” was hosted by Platform member African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership

On 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 world population under rising world

Rural 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 inclusive rural transformation that entails

Bonn, 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, took stock of the Platform’s

The 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 global dance challenge dubbed #DanceforChange.

German 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 international leaders on 21 May

On 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 an avenue to increase youth's

The 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, just, sustainable, and inclusive change

Coordination has been one of the core purposes of the Global Donor Working Group on Land (GDWGL) since it was established in 2013. Through the work of coordination, this network of donors developed its Land Governance Programme Map - an open database of donors'

The high-level event organized by the EU launched the 2019 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC), which finds that despite the global decrease in the number of people who face acute hunger over the past, the main drivers of food crises are still present

The Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Agriculture, Food Security and Land Use of the Nationally Determined Contributions Partnership (NDC-P) met for the third time in Rome at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The three-day TWG meeting brought together relevant

What makes an agricultural development policy contemporary? What are the key components for agriculture that feeds current and future generations without overstretching planetary boundaries? Questions like these were at the were at the heart of a lecture by renowned academic and ODI’s Principal Research

Are we on track to secure tenure rights and establish effective and transparent land governance systems by 2030? This broad yet fundamental question was the point of departure used by the Global Donor Working Group on Land (GDWGL) in its session at the World

Urgent need for rural revitalization, strong policies and accountability Marked by deepening cycles of hunger and malnutrition, persistent poverty, limited economic opportunities, and environmental degradation, rural areas continue to be in a state of crisis in many parts of the world. This threatens to

The African Leaders for Nutrition Initiative (ALN), a joint African Union Commission and African Development Bank (AfDB) initiative, issued a recent report indicating that despite recent gains in addressing and lowering malnutrition on the African continent, many African nations are still facing increasing rates

Article 1 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen states that “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” In paying tribute to this declaration, the increased inequality in today’s world will be the central theme to

The eighth Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) took place in Berlin, Germany from 17 – 19 January 2019. A record number of national delegations and international organisations accepted the German federal minister’s invitation for the International Conference of Agriculture Ministers. Subject of

Ceres2030 has the ambitious goal of achieving a global consensus on the most effective ways to sustainably end hunger. In order to do this, the joint initiative by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Cornell University, and the International Food Policy Research Institute

On 1-2 December 2018, more than 1,000 representatives of government, international, non-governmental and indigenous organizations, activists, finance, private sector, youth, scientists and media came together in Bonn, Germany at the occasion of the Global Landscape Forum (GLF), to connect, learn and share ideas and

“The next generation of farmers: successes and new opportunities”: Rural youth was the focus of Brussels Policy Briefing n. 53, which was held on 20 November 2018 on invitation by CTA, ACP Secretariat, the EU and Concord, the European confederation for relief and development.

The focus of attention at the Committee of Food Security is naturally on food security and nutrition, which under the Agenda 2030 is addressed in the Sustainable Development Goal, SDG2 – Zero Hunger. However, world leaders at CFS increasingly realize the complexity of the

From 15-19 October 2018, the 45th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS45) took place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. More than 1,600 delegates, representing CFS Members, non-Member States, UN agencies and bodies, civil society and private sector organisations, international finance

FAO’s 2018 report on Food Security and Nutrition in the World is out, and its key message is alarming. In 2017, the number of undernourished people is estimated to have increase to 821 million – around one out of every nine people in the

Download Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development Neither good nor bad, but a fact: Migration is an expanding global reality. It allows millions of people to seek new opportunities, but it also involves challenges for migrants

A transformation of agriculture and food systems has become paramount in the face of the world's rapidly deteriorating natural resources. If strategically planned, agroecological agriculture and food system practices, together with the policies that support them, have good potential to help establish more resilient

The central aim of this fifth CFS plenary session was to prepare proposals for the CFS Multi‐Year Programme of Work (MYPoW) for 2020‐2023 and decide on the theme of the HLPE report in 2020 based on a proposal from CFS Bureau in collaboration with

Significant steps have been taken to prioritize land tenure security not only in global policy frameworks but also in implementation plans. A side event at CFS45, organised by the Global Donor Working Group on Land together with other key players, took stock of progress.

Youth account for one out of every six people worldwide. About 10 – 12 million jobs need to be created and/or supported per year until 2035 in Africa alone and millions of young people are bound to engage in agriculture. The challenge of the

What is the most effective way to end hunger sustainably? And what would it cost? These two questions are central to a new initiative: Ceres2030 aims at giving answers to the fundamental endeavour to evaluate the benefits, costs and trade-offs of agricultural interventions to

The 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) reveals a disquieting gap between actual progress in combating hunger and malnutrition and those factors needed to address them and further alleviate human suffering. The GHI, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, identifies the global hunger situation

New York | USA | 24 Sep. 2018 In an unprecedented effort to harness the power of data to boost the productivity and livelihoods of the world’s 500 million small-holder farmers, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a coalition of members

Kigali | Rwanda | September 2018 Leaders from government, business, research and development spheres came together from 4 - 8 September 2018 to discuss sustainable agricultural and economic growth across the African continent, at the 8th African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali, Rwanda.

Bandung | Indonesia | September 2018 by Romy Sato (Donor Platform), Robyn Stewart (ILC) and Giulia Barbanente (IFAD) In times of growing competition over land and pressure over businesses for sustainable and responsible conduct, society often turn its eyes to large foreign agribusiness as

Bonn, Germany - July 2017 One of the most prominent nexuses of sustainable development is between agriculture, water and energy. Water management and agriculture are an integral part of many if not all SDGs. But the Platform members have agreed that sustainable pathway to

Bonn, Germany - 21 June 2017 Links The Global Donor Working Group on Land releases this policy brief to reiterate its commitment on the SDG indicator 1.4.2 for achieving global land tenure security. The

Bonn, Germany - 17 January 2017 Three major processes culminated in 2015. The Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development, the replacement of the MDGs by the SDGs and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change created a new framework for development policy –

Strengthening land governance and tenure security is rising on policy agendas. Governments all over the world, as well development agencies, financial institutions and others are investing significant resources in this area – an outlook on the Land Governance Programme Map shows donors’ investments in

Rome, Italy - 18 October 2016 The World Bank, FAO, IFAD and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development invited to a side-event at the CFS named “Policies for Effective Rural Transformation, Agricultural and Food System Transition”. The participants discussed the changing structure of

London, UK - 12 May 2016 Links On May 11, coinciding with the 4th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land (VGGT), DFID’s LEGEND flagship programme

Paris | France | 29 March 2016 The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Development Agency (AFD) joined forces with civil society, academia and other professionals back in 1996 to set up the Land Tenure and Development Technical Committee (CTFD). The Committee

Washington D.C. | USA | 26 March 2016 Land experts, donor representatives and around 40 conference participants discussed the potential of latest best practices and technologies for up-scaling good land governance through major donors’ investments. By doing so, donors made their contribution to this