This report, authored by ISF Advisors, explores best practices in deploying concessional capital to agri-SME investment funds, addressing Africa's US$75 billion financing gap and promoting impactful, transparent investment strategies.
The Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC) has developed a new segmentation guide to help support organizations to tailor their services to the real needs of agri-businesses.
This report analyses the agrifood financing landscape, particularly in light of the current global polycrisis, and provides recommendations for reform to ensure that sufficient funding reaches the countries and people most in need.
The Donor Platform’s Thematic Working Group on Sustainable/Blended Finance for Food Systems, in partnership with the Agri-SME Learning Collective (ASLC), announces the donor testing cohort for the Catalytic Capital Framework. These donors are key to testing the framework, offering real-world insights on deploying catalytic capital to drive meaningful change in the agri-SME sector.
Global food systems face a financing crisis, with an annual shortfall of up to $400 billion needed for transformation. Meanwhile, the hidden costs of food production—ranging from environmental damage to health impacts—amount to US$12 trillion each year. As donor priorities shift, can development aid be reimagined to build resilient, sustainable food systems? This article explores the path forward for development communities across the world.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) releases its 2024 Annual General Assembly (AGA) report, titled Financing Food Systems Transformation and Rural Revitalization: Opportunities and Challenges. The emerging messages are especially significant in light of the rapidly evolving donor environment, and underscore the urgent need to rethink the financing agenda for 2025 and beyond.
GAFSP Producer Organization Stocktaking Moment: Working with Farmers' Organizations Towards Food Systems Transformation
This brief is a review of experimental evidence focused on the impacts of finance access on farmers’ investments and how it can enable investments in farms and businesses.
Note on the priority areas of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group under the South African Presidency.
The latest Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development calls for a major overhaul of the global system to mobilise resources to build a sustainable future for all.
The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development is a vibrant partnership, advocacy and knowledge network of key donors focusing on food security and rural development.
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