The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development’s Annual General Assembly discussed how the international community can optimize limited official development assistance in food and nutrition, building on the recommendations of the 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report
The two days provided opportunities for knowledge exchange and timely discussions on rural development. It will include reflections on the implications of innovative financing for rural youth employment and land governance.
Background and Scene Setting
- Jim Woodhill, Senior Advisor, Global Donor Platform for Rural Development
- Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Jo Puri, Special Adviser, Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President and Vice President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Catalytic Development Finance for a Sustainable and Resilient Future
- Agnes Johan, Head of Blended Finance, Rabo Partnerships
- Attiya Waris, Professor of Fiscal Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi in Kenya and UN Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and Human Rights in 2021
- Georgia Apson
Coordinator of the World Food Forum Tanzania Chapter, on
behalf of
Hon. Neema Lugangira, Member of Parliament Tanzania and
Board Member of the Global Parliamentary Network on the
World Bank and IMF and Member of the Executive Committee
of the UN Scaling Up Nutrition Movement
- Ines Rocha, Regional Director Europe, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Chris Isaac, Chief Investment Officer, AgDevCo
Breakout Sessions
Theme 1: Climate finance and vertical funds
Savis Sadeghian, Senior Technical Specialist, Environment
and Climate, IFAD
Moderator:
Henry Bonsu, Journalist and Broadcaster
Theme 2: Unlocking private capital for food systems transformation
Christopher Brett, Lead Agribusiness Specialist, World Bank
Moderator:
Jim Woodhill, Senior Advisor, Global Donor Platform for Rural
Development
Theme 3: Improving financing approaches for agri-food SMEs
John Robert Okware, Country Director, Uganda, Aceli Africa
Moderator:
Mandakini Surie, Senior Consultant, Global Donor Platform
for Rural Development
Theme 4: Innovative financing in fragile contexts
Tuleen Alkhoffash, Senior Portfolio Manager, IFAD
Kais Zuhaika, Head of Financial Institutions, Quds Bank
Moderator:
Maurizio Navarra, GDPRD Secretariat Coordinator,
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Innovative Financing Approaches for Young Agriprenuers
Moreen Nyakato, CEO, Greeco Organic Farm, Uganda
Nsengiyumva Prosper, Chief Executive Officer, Avocado Oil
Industries Ltd
Jenice Achieng, Owner, Agnesa Bakery; Country Representative,
YPARD Kenya
Vanessa Nzabamwita, Investment Lead, One Acre Fund
Finance Coordination: Linkages with other global development financing discussions
Redefining and enhancing thequality of finance for sustainable development: How to better reach Indigenous Peoples and local communities
Resources:
- Keynote, Scene Setting, High-Level Session and Thematic Group Discussions: Catalytic Development Finance for a Sustainable and Resilient Future
- Youth Session: Innovative Financing Approaches for Young Agriprenuers
- Finance Coordination Session: Linkages with Other Global Development Financing Discussions
- Land Session – Reaching Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities through Enhanced Access to Finance
- Final Session – Synthesis Panel: Implications of the AGA discussions on finance and GDPRD future directions
FAO. (Forthcoming). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024. Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. Rome.
Ruggeri Laderchi, C., et al. (2024). The Economics of the Food System Transformation. Food System Economics Commission (FSEC), Global Policy Report.
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