Webinar: The Value of Adopting a Systems Approach for Agrifood Finance

| 20 January 2026 | Virtual |

20 January 2026 | 15:00-15:45 CET

A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD)

Join GDPRD's Jim Woodhill and FAO's Corinna Hawkes for a timely conversation on the importance of adopting a systems approach to agrifood finance in an era of constrained resources, and its potential to help donors and investors align limited financing to catalyse real, system-wide change.

Register now for the 45-minute interactive discussion.

Provisional Agenda
15:00 - 15:05Welcome

Scene-Setting: Navigating a new financing reality
Jim Woodhill, GDPRD Special Advisor

15:05 - 15:25A Systems Approach to Agrifood Finance

A Conversation with Jim Woodhill and Corinna Hawkes, Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO

How adopting a systems approach can help us to think, work and act differently

Discussion points include:

  • Entry points to a systematic approach
  • More effective alignment in investment and financing
  • How can investment (from donors and others) effectively catalyse change
  • How can donors optimize the catalytic role of limited global public goods
15:25 – 15:40Interactive Q&A with audience
15:40 – 15:45Closing and key takeaways

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