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.
In March 2025, the Donor Platform launched a new High-Level Advisory Group to guide the development of a White Paper on financing food systems and rural development. The global community needs a new financing model that aligns public and private capital, leverages innovation and positions agrifood systems at the centre of sustainable development.
Building on the foundations of Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger, FAO, the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate and the University of Notre Dame have launched Hesat2030: a global roadmap to end hunger sustainably, nutritiously, and equitably. Links
Please join us in welcoming the World Rural Forum as a Member of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development and with WRF Director Laura Lorenzo as their representative.
The GDPRD and the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate are undertaking a consultation on how to make donors and public funds more catalytic for food systems through innovative financing approaches.




