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PLATFORM KNOWLEDGE PIECES 2011

// UNPACKING AID FLOWS Do data on development assistance provide an accurate indication of changing policy priorities and a useful basis for planning, accountability and analysis? // PRIVATE SECTORS STRATEGIC ROLE Should donors engage more effectively with the private sector in agriculture and rural development?
Global Donor Platform for Rural Development

// THE SEARCH FOR COHERENCE How much does it improve the effectiveness of aid for agricultural and rural development?

EMERGING ISSUES The retreat of the state from rural areas caused different responses from the private sector in contrasting types of the economy KEY FINDINGS Standard international aid flow measures do not accurately translateongoing changes in the nature of ARD and food security and in policies to support them The measurement of aid flows is a complex and multifaceted business The domestic private sector dominates agricultural development in rural areas donors recognise the need to engage The effectiveness of donor support for private sector development has been diminished by a lack of clarity over how to intervene, with what instruments and with whom

KEY FINDINGS Policy consistency is more important than planning and coordination Rural civil society must be strengthened to hold leaders and public agencies accountable There is no substitute for capacity building