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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.

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

Agenda 2030 | 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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CFS 46 - Fertile Ground for Land Governance

Land Governance | 15 October 2019 | Rome, Italy

Members of the Global Donor Working Group on Land were active during CFS 46 in Rome to raise the profile of land tenure security and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGTs) in the context of national food security

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

Agenda 2030 | 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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Ready to deliver innovation and impact on the road to 2030 - IFAD to become new host of the Platform’s Secretariat

Latest - About Us | Bonn and Rome | 23 October 2019. The Board of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is pleased to announce that the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), per a decision by its Executive Management Committee, has agreed to host the Platform’s Secretariat starting January 1st, 2020.

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G7 Framework on decent job creation for rural youth in the Sahel

RuralYouth | 24-26 August 2019 | Biarritz, France 

The fight against inequality was at the heart of the discussions at the G7 Summit that took place in Biarritz, France from 24-26 August 2019

 

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The Global Donor Platform is launching the autumn 2019 webinar series

General | 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 5th Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum: Empowering African Entrepreneurs

RuralYouth | 26-27 July 2019 | Abuja, Nigeria

On 26 July 2019, Abuja, Nigeria saw the largest gathering of Africa’s entrepreneurs from across various sectors in a two-day event organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF).

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IFAD's 2019 Rural Development Report- Creating Opportunities For Rural Youth

RuralYouth | July 2019

IFAD has recently released its latest Rural Development Report. The report titled “Creating opportunities for rural youth”.

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Africa Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) 2019 – Investing in young agripreneurs to open a new chapter in Africa’s development

RuralYouth | 24-28 June 2019 | Cape Town, South Africa

Over 200 participants gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for the Africa Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) under the “Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa’s Youth”.

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