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The website conveys specific, helpful information and herewith supports the work of the members. Furthermore the website positions the Platform as a forum that is engaged in knowledge-sharing, advocacy and networking. The latest section aims to improve the interaction between members and raise awareness about agriculture and rural development policies by offering reliable and synthesised information about international and members’ related news and activities in ARD.

A week of discussions and decisions: The 46th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

Rome, Italy |14-18 October 2018

From 14-18 October 2018, the 46th session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS45) took place at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Members of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development were present at CFS, either as delegates and/or convenors of side events.

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Multi-stakeholder collaboration: Tackling food security issues in the context of climate change

Bonn, Germany | 9 October 2019

An expert talk with Dr. Shenggen Fan (IFPRI) and Matin Quaim (University of Göttingen) looked at the challenges of achieving food security in times of climate change and discussed which role mult-stakeholder collaboration can take to overcome them.

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The Global Donor Platform is launching the autumn 2019 webinar series

28 Aug 2019

The Global Donor Platform’s autumn 2019 webinar series, to be launched on 10th September, is a series of four webinars that cover a wide range of topics, from rural producer agency and agricultural value chains to climate-smart-agriculture (CSA) and youth network in Africa.

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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2019

15 July 2019 | New York City, USA

FAO’s 2019 report on Food Security and Nutrition in the World is out, stating that the world is not on track to meet the global nutrition targets by 2030.

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What pathways for farmers in adapting to climate change?

Zurich | Switzerland | 19 June 2019

Representatives from international organisations, donors, private foundations and knowledge institutes met in Zurich to discuss different adaptation pathways that will be needed for different types of farmers amid the pressure to feed a growing world population under rising world temperatures.

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60 million small farmers to become climate-proof by 2030

21 May 2019 | Bonn, Germany

German Development Minister Gerd Müller announced that Germany is to help 60 million small farmers to become climate-proof by 2030. He made this statement on the occasion of a meeting of the Global Adaptation Commission, to which he invited international leaders on 21 May in Bonn.

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Food and Agriculture in Times of Crises

Brussels | Belgium | 2-3 April 2019

The Global Report on Food Crises 2019 was launched at the high-level event, “Food and Agriculture in Times of Crises – Working Better Together for Long Term Solutions,” hosted by the European Commission on behalf of the Global Network Against Food Crises from 2-3 April 2019.

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Agricultural Development Policy: a contemporary agenda

Bonn | Germany | 10 April 2019

Prof. Dr. Steve Wiggins visited GIZ to discuss the progress and finalization of the 3rd edition of the forthcoming publication “Agricultural development policy: a contemporary agenda”.

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2019 Global Food Policy Report

Washington, DC| USA | 27 March 2018

IFPRI’s flagship report reviews the major food policy issues, developments, and decisions of 2018, and considers challenges and opportunities ahead.

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