News and op-eds

The latest news and editorials related to issues pertinent to the vision and mission of the Platform.

News and op-eds

The latest news and editorials related to issues pertinent to the vision and mission of the Platform.

  • 5 November 2024

    The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is pleased to welcome The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) as its newest member.

  • 20 October 2022

    Rural communities across the world are up against a myriad of challenges. From Latin America, across Africa and the Middle East, all the way to the Pacific Islands – poor rural communities and small rural producers are up against a mammoth combination of crisis

  • 20 October 2022

    War, climate change, droughts, and other weather events are all making the struggle to end hunger and malnutrition even more difficult. Read this interview with Matthieu Le Grix, head of AFD’s Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Department, who warns us that food security is

  • 19 October 2022

    USAID Administrator Samantha Power called for an acceleration and expansion of agricultural investment as a critical pillar of addressing current and future global food crises, and announced new USAID initiatives to spur research to improve agricultural production around the world, strengthen resilience, and address