Our Focus
Strategic Objectives
Donor investments enable transformation of sustainable food systems, that drive equitable development, reduce poverty and hunger and promote environmental
sustainability.
The Platform envisions a future where all stakeholders work cohesively to foster food systems that are responsive to global challenges, resilient to shocks, and capable of locally ensuring food security and improved livelihoods for all.
Our Focus
Strategic Objectives
Donor investments enable transformation of sustainable food systems, that drive equitable development, reduce poverty and hunger and promote environmental
sustainability.
The Platform envisions a future where all stakeholders work cohesively to foster food systems that are responsive to global challenges, resilient to shocks, and capable of locally ensuring food security and improved livelihoods for all.
Our Strategy and Approach in 2026–2030
The Donor Platform has adopted a new Strategy and Approach Paper for 2026–2030, providing a strategic framework to guide the Platform’s priorities, coordination, and decision-making in a rapidly evolving global development environment.
At a time when development finance is under increasing pressure and global food systems face mounting challenges, the Platform continues to provide a trusted, informal space where donors can align strategies, share knowledge, and strengthen collective impact.
In this context, this paper adopts a more agile and adaptive approach than previous strategic plans. Rather than setting out a set of activities over several years, it provides a flexible framework that allows the Platform to respond quickly to shifting geopolitical, economic, and institutional dynamics, ensuring it can continue delivering value to its members.
The Platform strategy has three distinct yet complementary elements: strategic influencing, knowledge sharing and networking and convening.
Strategic Influencing
The Platform will strengthen its leadership role in advocating for policy coherence and alignment across donors, ensuring investments are synergistic and mutually reinforcing. It will actively promote harmonization of approaches, standards, and frameworks.
Knowledge Sharing
The Platform and its Secretariat will expand and deepen its support for effective knowledge exchange and collaboration.
Networking and Convening
As a neutral convener and trusted facilitator, the Platform will strengthen its role in promoting coherence and alignment among donors and stakeholders.
The Platform brings together donors, development actors, and stakeholders to promote policy coherence, knowledge exchange, and strategic investments that accelerate food systems transformation and rural development.
Through partnership and innovation, the Platform aims to address pressing global challenges, foster resilience, empower marginalized communities, and enhance the impact and accountability of international development efforts.
The Platform operates with a holistic approach bridging agriculture, climate, economic growth, and social inclusion, acknowledging the increasing complexity of the global landscape.
Our Strategy and Approach in 2026–2030
The Donor Platform has adopted a new Strategy and Approach Paper for 2026–2030, providing a strategic framework to guide the Platform’s priorities, coordination, and decision-making in a rapidly evolving global development environment.
At a time when development finance is under increasing pressure and global food systems face mounting challenges, the Platform continues to provide a trusted, informal space where donors can align strategies, share knowledge, and strengthen collective impact.
In this context, this paper adopts a more agile and adaptive approach than previous strategic plans. Rather than setting out a set of activities over several years, it provides a flexible framework that allows the Platform to respond quickly to shifting geopolitical, economic, and institutional dynamics, ensuring it can continue delivering value to its members.
The Platform strategy has three distinct yet complementary elements: strategic influencing, knowledge sharing and networking and convening.
Strategic Influencing
The Platform will strengthen its leadership role in advocating for policy coherence and alignment across donors, ensuring investments are synergistic and mutually reinforcing. It will actively promote harmonization of approaches, standards, and frameworks.
Knowledge Sharing
The Platform and its Secretariat will expand and deepen its support for effective knowledge exchange and collaboration by:
Networking and Convening
As a neutral convener and trusted facilitator, the Platform will strengthen its role in promoting coherence and alignment among donors and stakeholders by:
The Platform brings together donors, development actors, and stakeholders to promote policy coherence, knowledge exchange, and strategic investments that accelerate food systems transformation and rural development.
Through partnership and innovation, the Platform aims to address pressing global challenges, foster resilience, empower marginalized communities, and enhance the impact and accountability of international development efforts.
The Platform operates with a holistic approach bridging agriculture, climate, economic growth, and social inclusion, acknowledging the increasing complexity of the global landscape.
The Platform in Action
This report captures key insights from the Donor Platform’s 2025 Annual General Assembly, hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. , The discussions focused on how development partners can continue to support agrifood systems effectively in a changing landscape.
In a time of shrinking aid budgets and growing geopolitical fragmentation, financing agrifood systems requires stronger coordination and catalytic action. The 2025 Annual Report shows how the Global Donor Platform helped move the agenda forward — from convening donors to shaping the global debate on financing agrifood systems.
The GDPRD has adopted a new Strategy and Approach Paper for 2026–2030, providing a strategic framework to guide the Platform’s priorities, coordination, and decision-making in a rapidly evolving global development environment.
At the Donor Platform’s Annual General Assembly in Brussels, Board Member Lisa van Nieuwkoop (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands) highlighted a key message: with limited resources, coordination becomes a resource in itself. Watch the short interview to hear her reflections.
We often hear that blended finance is the new frontier for agrifood system. As interest grows, expectations must meet reality. Rodrigo shares a practical perspective on its role in agriculture and rural development, and how DFIs can help turn ambition into action.
At the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, the Donor Platform and partners, including FAO, IFAD, World Meteorological Organization, and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, examined how coordinated, cross-sectoral investments can accelerate resilient agrifood systems transformation and SDG progress. Read the key takeaways.
The GDPRD Secretariat is very pleased to introduce our new Co-Chairs, Leonard Mizzi of the European Commission, and Thijs Woudstra of the Netherlands, for a two-year term starting from 1 January 2026.
This report captures key insights from the Donor Platform’s 2025 Annual General Assembly, hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. , The discussions focused on how development partners can continue to support agrifood systems effectively in a changing landscape.
In a time of shrinking aid budgets and growing geopolitical fragmentation, financing agrifood systems requires stronger coordination and catalytic action. The 2025 Annual Report shows how the Global Donor Platform helped move the agenda forward — from convening donors to shaping the global debate on financing agrifood systems.
The GDPRD has adopted a new Strategy and Approach Paper for 2026–2030, providing a strategic framework to guide the Platform’s priorities, coordination, and decision-making in a rapidly evolving global development environment.
At the Donor Platform’s Annual General Assembly in Brussels, Board Member Lisa van Nieuwkoop (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands) highlighted a key message: with limited resources, coordination becomes a resource in itself. Watch the short interview to hear her reflections.
We often hear that blended finance is the new frontier for agrifood system. As interest grows, expectations must meet reality. Rodrigo shares a practical perspective on its role in agriculture and rural development, and how DFIs can help turn ambition into action.
At the 2026 ECOSOC Partnership Forum, the Donor Platform and partners, including FAO, IFAD, World Meteorological Organization, and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, examined how coordinated, cross-sectoral investments can accelerate resilient agrifood systems transformation and SDG progress. Read the key takeaways.
The GDPRD Secretariat is very pleased to introduce our new Co-Chairs, Leonard Mizzi of the European Commission, and Thijs Woudstra of the Netherlands, for a two-year term starting from 1 January 2026.
