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Scaling up critical finance for sustainable food systems through blended finance

Sustainable agriculture is systemically underfinanced in developing countries – disproportionately, relative to other sectors – despite its critical contribution to many SDGs. This paper provides a pathway for scaling investment for food system transformation through blended finance by mobilizing co...

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Main Authors: Apampa, Andrew, Clubb, Chris, Cosgrove, Bethany Emma, Gambarelli, Gretel, Loth, Hans, Newman, Richard, Rodríguez Osuna, Vanesa, Oudelaar, Joke, Tasse, Angele
Format: Otro
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2021
Subjects:
agriculture
food security
climate change
climate change adaptation
climate change mitigation
food systems
sustainable agriculture
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115123
Summary:Sustainable agriculture is systemically underfinanced in developing countries – disproportionately, relative to other sectors – despite its critical contribution to many SDGs. This paper provides a pathway for scaling investment for food system transformation through blended finance by mobilizing commercial banks, non-bank financial institutions and their clients. The development finance community needs to collaborate with private financial institutions and investors to leverage limited public funding and increase investment. Investment in sustainable agriculture in developing countries is risky and therefore beyond the investment

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