Webinar – Investing in Youth: The Role of Development Banks
Sierra Berardelli2025-07-04T16:50:56+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.
TWG Youth Meeting Minutes 06 February 2025
Sierra Berardelli2025-03-04T21:26:50+01:00Download the PDF
Empowering Youth to Transform Food Systems: Driving change through advocacy, agripreneurship, and policy
Michelle Tang2025-02-20T10:00:28+01:00An interview with Sebastian Pedraza, Chair of the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) Board, during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”.
From Struggles to Solutions: How donors can better support young agripreneurs
Michelle Tang2025-03-24T16:08:29+01:00An interview with Jenice Achieng, Owner, Agnesa Bakery; Country Representative, YPARD Kenya, and Moreen Nyakato, CEO, Greeco Organic Farm, Uganda, during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”.
WFF: 2024 Results Report
Michelle Tang2025-02-14T14:47:12+01:00The report of results from the World Food Forum flagship event in October 2024, which attracted over 8,000 in-person and 50,000 online participants.
Blended Finance for a Sustainable Future: One Acre Fund’s model for scaling change
Michelle Tang2025-02-10T11:41:51+01:00An interview with Tim Diphoorn, One Acre Fund, during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Transforming Food Systems in Fragile Contexts: Ines Rocha on innovation, investments, and partnerships
Michelle Tang2025-02-06T13:27:34+01:00An interview with Ines Rocha, International Finance Corporation (IFC), during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Creating Impact through Collaboration: The future of blended finance in food systems
Michelle Tang2025-02-03T10:50:26+01:00An interview with Agnes Johan, Rabo Partnerships, during the 2024 Annual General Assembly on “Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges”.
Innovation and technology for achieving resilient and inclusive rural transformation
Michelle Tang2025-03-03T11:04:40+01:00This paper examines how shifts in innovation and technology can foster resilient, inclusive rural transformation, focusing on farming systems and value chains. It highlights opportunities for innovation to create rural jobs, improve smallholder livelihoods, combat malnutrition, and address climate impacts.
