The Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security: An interview with Conrad Rein
Michelle Tang2025-05-05T16:13:25+02:00Conrad Rein discusses the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, focusing on scaling solutions, public-private partnerships, and empowering small-scale farmers to address global hunger. The Initiative is hosted by The Crop Trust, a member of the Donor Platform since April 2025.
Crop Trust Joins the Global Donor Platform
Michelle Tang2025-05-02T10:14:28+02:00The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) is pleased to welcome the Global Crop Diversity Trust as its newest member. Representing Crop Trust will be Jaspreet Stamm, Director of External Affairs and Conrad Rein, Secretary of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security.
Introducing the Donor Testing Cohort for the Catalytic Capital Framework
Michelle Tang2025-04-23T16:04:37+02:00The Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance for Food Systems, in partnership with the Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC), announces the donor testing cohort for the Catalytic Capital Framework. These donors are key to testing the framework, offering real-world insights on deploying catalytic capital to drive meaningful change in the agri-SME sector.
CFS: Collaborative Governance Dialogue on Financing for Food Security and Nutrition
Michelle Tang2025-04-15T11:15:13+02:00Join the Donor Platform at the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Biannual Meeting on Collaborative Governance. GDPRD Senior Advisor Jim Woodhill will outline current challenges at the global, national, and local levels, including their root causes and recent developments in financing for food security and nutrition. GDPRD Co-Chair Bruce Campbell will share perspectives and experiences in using various financing instruments and solutions from CFS Member States and constituencies.
FAO: Collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa
Michelle Tang2025-03-26T14:37:07+01:00What are priority investments in rights to achieve long-term sustainability of forest areas? This report examines the link between collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa.
CGIAR Science Week: Innovation and partnerships for a food, nutrition, and climate secure-future
Michelle Tang2025-03-25T13:22:25+01:00Drawing on CGIAR science and partnerships from around the world, the inaugural CGIAR Science Week will engage the community of global leaders in research, policy, and development working for a food, nutrition, and climate secure future in active dialogue focused on harnessing and scaling science and innovation.
GDPRD Briefing Paper for the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2025
Michelle Tang2025-03-17T12:33:50+01:00The 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit (27-28 March) comes at a critical time, with malnutrition still affecting millions and food systems under strain. This briefing paper outlines the challenges and opportunities of financing food systems for nutrition, along with policy recommendations for N4G and beyond, to optimize the catalytic potential of donor resources.
Webinar – Investing in Youth: The Role of Development Banks
Sierra Berardelli2025-04-04T11:48:12+02:00Investing in Youth: The Role of Development Banks - A webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment.
GDPRD 2024 Annual General Assembly Highlights
Michelle Tang2025-03-10T09:25:53+01:00The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) releases its 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) report, titled Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges. The emerging messages are especially significant in light of the rapidly evolving donor environment, and underscore the urgent need to rethink the financing agenda for 2025 and beyond.
