Our Focus

Knowledge Sharing

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Broker the sharing of evidence, lessons, insights and technical expertise necessary for donors to align efforts, learn from each other and improve the impact of their food system and rural-development related policies and programmes.

The Platform does this by:

  • Identifying policy and programming questions and issues that donors have and helping to resolve these using the experience of other donors or other relevant sources of expertise.
  • Convening working groups and seminars that enable donor staff to share experiences and lessons with each other on priority topics.
  • Holding virtual briefing sessions on emerging issues, new research and new evaluations targeted to the specific needs of donors.
  • Providing a resource portal on its website so that members have easy access to each other’s key policies, reports and evaluations.
  • Providing blogs and a social media feed targeted to the interests of donors.

Other Resources

AGA 2022 Interviews: Agnes Kalibata (AGRA)

Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Agnes Kalibata President,

AGA 2022 Interviews: Johan Swinnen (CGIAR)

Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Johan Swinnen Global

AGA 2022 Interviews: Ayodeji Balogun (AFEX Commodities Exchange)

Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Ayodeji Balogun Chief

AGA 2022 Interviews: Stefanos Fotiou (UN Food Systems Coordination Hub)

Short interviews by the Platform Secretariat during the 2022 Annual General Assembly in Rome, Italy. Five experts talk about national pathways for food systems transformation, the current global food crisis response, and what they want small-scale farmers and the younger generation to know. Stefanos Fotiou Director,

AGA 2022 Interviews: Claudia Sadoff (CGIAR)

Five interviews from leading voices in the future of food systems, with messages for our youth and small-scale farmers.

Responding to the Global Food Price Crisis – Emerging Initiatives

Global food prices are at an all-time high. Equally alarmingly is the skyrocketing price of fertilizers, which risks farmers using less in the coming season and escalating the crises due to reduced crop yields. Useful Resources on the Current Crisis

Addressing the Impacts of the War in Ukraine on 3F (Food, Fuel, Fertilizer) Prices for Rural Small-Scale Producers

The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) co-organized a virtual round table with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Commission (EC) on “Addressing the Impacts of the War in Ukraine on 3F (Food, Fuel, Fertilizer) Prices for Rural Small-Scale Producers” on 20 May, 2022.

Podcast | Tristan Armstrong

In our first segment, we hear from our Platform Co-Chair Tristan Armstrong, who is Senior Sector Specialist of Agricultural Development and Food Security, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Australia. Tristan shares his first-hand experience on the impacts of climate change in the Pacific Islands and at home in Canberra, and the Platform as a unique space for key donors to advocate for collective action in the food security agenda.

Working Together to Bring Land Governance to the Heart of Rural Development Solutions

Meet the Global Donor Working Group on Land (GDWGL): An Interview with Karol Boudreaux and Gemma Betsema. Karol Boudreaux USAID CONTACT Gemma Betsema Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) CONTACT Karol Boudreaux is a Senior Land and Resource Governance Advisor, USAID and

From Ambition to Action: Reflections on the Food Systems Summit

Food systems must change. This, the UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) made very clear. But has the Summit laid the foundations to bring about such change? There is a big win but also some big gaps to be filled for ambition to become action. Jim Woodhill

The Platform’s social media channels are its virtual windows into showcasing what it is, does and aim to achieve. Social media dialogues can increase public awareness of its members as a thought leaders in donor coordination and food security. This, in turn, furthers outreach for Platform activities and results to expand the network and knowledge base of its membership.

We are present on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube. Our social media presence continues to increase as part of the new communications strategy and action plan 2022-2025. Please follow and interact with us in the virtual space.

Elevator pitch

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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The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a unique group of key donors who come together to discuss, align and exchange knowledge around their thinking, policies and programming, focusing on agriculture, rural development and food systems. Since 2003, the GDPRD has strived for better donor coordination to accelerate change towards zero hunger by 2030.

Current membership includes 40 bilateral and multilateral development agencies, international financing institutions, intergovernmental organizations and foundations with numerous partners in the international development world.

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Every encounter with the Platform leaves an impression that is its identity or brand. This brand exists whether or not there is concerted effort to build one. Making sure this set of features and attributes accurately conveys the Platform’s identity and is consistent across all mediums is a key consideration in this communications strategy. Our brand can be used to achieve our strategic objectives.

The Platform should come across in all of its communications as:

  • A strategic influencer on food systems and rural development
  • A space to share knowledge and to network and convene, on the food systems agenda and to accelerate progress towards SDG2 and longer-term prosperity and sustainability.

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The Communications Strategy 2022-2025 is built on a theory of change which was developed in line with the principles of the Strategic Plan 2021-2025. The overarching communications objective is clearly identified: Wider recognition of the GDPRD to increase donor coordination, influencing and knowledge around the thinking, policies and programming on agriculture, rural development and food systems. 

This provides the basis for identifying and planning communications opportunities and activities that lead to:

  1. The Platform and its members’ programmes, strategies and policies placed high on the rural development and food security agenda.
  2. The Platform as an effective and efficient space to promote relevant donor-led discussions and debates on agriculture, rural development and food security.
  3. The Platform as a community hub to promote the members’ common vision of rural development as key to achieving Agenda 2030.

This approach is in line with the Secretariat’s results-based approach.

Download the GDPRD Communications Strategy and Action Plan 2022-2025 PDF