Aid to agriculture, rural development and food security

This study investigates current aid measurement and tracking procedures and discusses the need for improving transparency and accountability in agriculture and rural development (ARD) and food security. It is the outcome of studies on donor agency practices with aid measurement (in Germany, UK, US and the World Bank), on country practices (in Malawi, Nicaragua and Vietnam), and desk studies on International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and non-DAC (Development Assistance Committee) donors and private foundations in ARD and food security-all of which are published at : www.donorplatform.org. It finds that standard international aid flow measures do not accurately translate ongoing changes in the nature of ARD and food security and in policies to support them. Failing to account for policy shifts in an accurate manner may compromise the effectiveness of aid allocation as well as resource planning at country level, and undermine efforts to strengthen global aid transparency and accountability.

Global Donor Platform for Rural Development - 2011