Acute food insecurity and child malnutrition rose for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, pushing millions of people to the brink, in some of the world’s most vulnerable regions, according to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC).
This report, authored by ISF Advisors, explores best practices in deploying concessional capital to agri-SME investment funds, addressing Africa's US$75 billion financing gap and promoting impactful, transparent investment strategies.
The Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC) has developed a new segmentation guide to help support organizations to tailor their services to the real needs of agri-businesses.
This report analyses the agrifood financing landscape, particularly in light of the current global polycrisis, and provides recommendations for reform to ensure that sufficient funding reaches the countries and people most in need.
Conrad 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.
The 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.
This IFPRI Seminar, held during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings and co-organized with the World Bank, will address the ongoing global food crisis, with a focus on overcoming obstacles like conflicts, funding cuts, and inefficiencies in financing systems. Experts will explore solutions to enhance food security, strengthen value chains, and align public and private resources to tackle hunger and malnutrition.
Join 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.
Global food systems face a financing crisis, with an annual shortfall of up to $400 billion needed for transformation. Meanwhile, the hidden costs of food production—ranging from environmental damage to health impacts—amount to US$12 trillion each year. As donor priorities shift, can development aid be reimagined to build resilient, sustainable food systems? This article explores the path forward for development communities across the world.
What 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.
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