Platform’s Collaborative Initiatives
Since 2021, the Agri-PDB | Platform has held Working group sessions addressing topics related for example to digitalization, food security, adaptation to climate change, and the commitment of Agri-PDBs to agroecology.
Scaling up financing for sustainable food systems
According to the needs and context of the Agri-PDBs, the Platform aims to help them to scale up financing to deliver green and inclusive food systems, revisit their business model and governance structure, build capacity, support the process of digitization, and develop tools for measuring risks, Environmental and Social impact, and Monitoring & evaluation.
Agri PDBs activities
The Platform activities will be organized around three pillars:
- Learning and Knowledge Management
- Capacity building and innovation
- Advocacy and awareness raising
The 3 pillars of the platform
Learning and Knowledge Management
- Dissemination of knowledge products (written or video) via the Platform website and partner regional networks
- Promoting peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge
- Research conducted by the platform secretariat
- Exchange visits between PDBs to share knowledge and experiences
- Generation of actionable information on proven and effective models for green and inclusive food systems
Capacity building and innovation
- Assisting PDBs in designing and implementing tools and products that address their challenges
- Facilitating peer-to-peer TA
- Organizing training and TA by external consultants
- Replicate and scale proven and effective models for green and inclusive food systems
- Coordinate support for monitoring and coaching of PDB staff.
Advocacy and awareness raising
- Support green and inclusive food systems in PDBs with funding and policies
- Publish updates on the work of the platform working groups and research, on its website
- Facilitation of partnerships between PDBs within the networks so that a PDB with a successful model can support others to replicate it
- Organization of TA from external consultants whose expertise cannot be found within the networks
Platform evolution
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November 2022Conducting a Survey with Agri-PDBs. -
June - December 2022Finalizing the Feasibility & Business Model for the Agri-PDB Platform.
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January - March 2023Database extension from 72 Members 2022, to 132 in 2023, and 5 Regional Networks. -
First Semester 2023Working groups with focus on financing climate change adaptation.
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December 2023Launch of the working group commitment of PDBs towards Agroecology.
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January - February 2024Database extension to146 members.
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March 2024First demonstration session of ABC-Map tool to the interested PDBs members -
April 2024Launch of the Agri-PDB Platform website.
