INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS
The latest interviews and podcasts on issues pertinent to the vision and mission of the Platform.
INTERVIEWS AND PODCASTS
The latest interviews and podcasts on issues pertinent to the vision and mission of the Platform.
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.
In this interview, Corinna Hawkes, Director of Agrifood Systems and Food Safety at the FAO, highlights the urgent need and opportunity for donors to adopt systems-based approaches that can lead to real, lasting change in agrifood systems.
Learn how Norway is advancing food systems transformation through agri-SME finance, donor collaboration, and partnerships like the Financing for Agri-SMEs in Africa (FASA). He also highlights the GDPRD’s role in setting shared standards through its Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance.
Tim Diphoorn, European Director of Business Development at One Acre Fund, shares why we need to think differently about funding in rural development.
