Andrea Zinn shares her experience in donor funding for agricultural development and why public-private coordination is key to reaching the agrifood small and medium enterprises. Listen to the end and be inspired by her career journey from business to agriculture.
Andrea is the Director of the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) and Senior Manager of Aceli Americas, Aceli Africa. She was also a speaker during the GDPRD's 2023 Annual General Assembly which reflected on two decades of rural development and aid effectiveness.
Andrea Zinn
Director, Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) and Senior Manager Aceli Americas, Aceli Africa
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"FARMS. FOOD. FUTURE" is the podcast of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is adding its voice to the podcast in a miniseries and bringing a donor perspective to the frontline of food security. IFAD, as the host of the Platform secretariat, had created a special corner of conversation for our members and partners.
Andrea's interview starts at the 21.13-minute mark.
Tune into the rest of IFAD's podcast "Agriculture’s indigenous trailblazers":
- Brijlal Chaudhari, Founder and President of Global Home for Indigenous Peoples, Tharu community (Nepal)
- Tania MartÃnez, Research Associate at Free University of Brussels, Ayuuk community (Mexico)
- Margaret Tunda, Indigenous leader and advocate, Maasai community (Kenya)
- Jannatul Naim, Gender and Nutrition Expert for IFAD Char Development and Settlement Project, Bangladesh
This podcast has been co-hosted by IFAD's Francesco Manetti and GDPRD's Michelle Tang.
