Farms. Food. Future – Strengthening food systems through development finance

Published Nov 27, 2024
Focus topic
  • Rural Finance / Insurance

With a wide-ranging network of donors, foundations, international financial institutions and development agencies, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) has become a critical part of the rural development landscape.

In this episode, IFAD’s Farms. Food. Future podcast series takes a look behind the scenes to see how the Platform blends innovation and experience to support rural communities around the world.

 

On this episode

  • Federica de Gaetano, Food Security Project Officer with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and Co-Chair of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD)
  • Chris Isaac, Chief Investment Officer, AgDevCo
  • David Laborde, Director, Agrifood Economics Division, FAO
  • Songbae Lee, Agri-Finance Lead, USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security. Co-Chair of the Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance for Food Systems
  • Francesco Rampa, Senior Expert for Food Security and Food Systems, G7 Sherpa Office, Italian Prime Minister’s Office
  • Tuleen Alkhoffash, Senior Portfolio Manager, IFAD Private Sector Operations Division and Co-Chair of the Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance for Food Systems

This is the 72th episode of the IFAD podcast series “Farms. Food. Future.”

Link to the podcast interview

This interview was originally posted by ifad.org

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