2023 Workstreams
Data for food systems and rural development
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by UN member states, there has been remarkable increase in global and regional initiatives to measure and track SDG indicators. This has been possible with extensive support from the donor community.
After almost a decade on, the donor community is coming together to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and inform strategic decisions on funding such data initiatives with a view to making these more impactful.
This data ‘quantum’ leap has taken steps in the right direction, but better coordination among donors and international organizations is an area where we can do better. The GDPRD has been asked to provide avenues to continue bringing donors and data organizations together.
2023 Workstreams
Data for food systems and rural development
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by UN member states, there has been remarkable increase in global and regional initiatives to measure and track SDG indicators. This has been possible with extensive support from the donor community.
After almost a decade on, the donor community is coming together to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and inform strategic decisions on funding such data initiatives with a view to making these more impactful.
This data ‘quantum’ leap has taken steps in the right direction, but better coordination among donors and international organizations is an area where we can do better. The GDPRD has been asked to provide avenues to continue bringing donors and data organizations together.
Workstream Activities
David Laborde, Director of the Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), talks about how good data in agriculture and food systems can play a role in reshaping food systems, and why this is important to all of us working towards food security.
Meet our close partner Claire Melamed, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). Claire sees a real opportunity this year to make a breakthrough, for governments and public and private organizations to produce and use data in a systematic and institutionalized way that can power progress at scale towards 2030.
Claire Melamed, CEO at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). talks about the importance of accessible, accurate and timely data for agriculture and rural development, crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Key messages from the event "Assessing the Data ‘Quantum’ Leap in Agriculture and Food Systems" on 13 February 2023, jointly organized by the European Commission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).
David Laborde, Director of the Agrifood Economics Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), talks about how good data in agriculture and food systems can play a role in reshaping food systems, and why this is important to all of us working towards food security.
Meet our close partner Claire Melamed, Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). Claire sees a real opportunity this year to make a breakthrough, for governments and public and private organizations to produce and use data in a systematic and institutionalized way that can power progress at scale towards 2030.
Claire Melamed, CEO at the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). talks about the importance of accessible, accurate and timely data for agriculture and rural development, crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Key messages from the event "Assessing the Data ‘Quantum’ Leap in Agriculture and Food Systems" on 13 February 2023, jointly organized by the European Commission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD).
Background and rationale
The donor community came together with some key organizations involved in data initiatives on 13 February 2023 in Rome to take stock of current data initiatives on agriculture and food security, and to assess where we stand. Expert insights were presented, with engaging discussions around how to work better together to increase the use of data for decision-making and for greater impact.
The event was jointly organized by the European Commission, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD). It was hosted by IFAD.
As a follow-up to this event, consultations are ongoing to set a concrete action plan forward for the data community to:
- improve information sharing
- convene dialogues and workshops to advocate for data use in decision-making; and
- strengthen country capacity.
In August 2014, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a “data revolution” to facilitate sustainable development.
The aim was to improve the collection and analysis of data to improve development decision-making.
Since then, a number of data initiatives, supported by donors, have emerged.
These initiatives are making good contributions to improve the value of data and make data available and accessible. But problems clearly persist.
. In October 2022 the 50th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) drew renewed attention to this issue.
The session called for calling for better and more harmonised data, and their more widespread use in setting policies. For despite the tremendous progress, gaps still remain in the areas of data availability, information and scaling up use.
