OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033
Sierra Berardelli2024-07-15T14:10:41+02:00The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 provides a consensus assessment of the ten-year prospects for agricultural commodity and fish markets.
Blended finance: Why now is the time to double down
Michelle Tang2025-01-27T14:36:49+01:00Interview with Chris Isaac, Chief Investment Officer at AgDevCo: Blended finance and why now is the time to double down to help bridge the SDG investment gap.
Unleashing the Catalytic Power of Donor Financing to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2: Technical note
Michelle Tang2024-07-25T11:28:31+02:00This technical note presents the detailed research, findings and recommendations from the enquiry into sustainable finance in agrifood systems conducted in 2023 by the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate in collaboration with members of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD). This accompanies the summary report released in March 2024, Unleashing the Catalytic Power of Donor Financing to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2.
Global food policy report 2024: Food systems for healthy diets and nutrition
Michelle Tang2024-05-29T10:44:57+02:00A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) tackles the pressing issue of achieving healthy diets for all in a sustainable way. The 2024 Global Food Policy Report highlights the challenges of malnutrition and diet-related diseases, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
SAFIN: 2023 Annual Report
Michelle Tang2024-05-07T10:46:32+02:00The Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN) presents its 2023 Annual Progress Report. This report highlights the network's achievements over the past year, showcasing its role in fostering knowledge-sharing, advocacy and collaboration within the inclusive agri-SME finance space.
Webinar by SAFIN, Marketlinks, Aceli Africa: Nudging the local financial marketplace
Michelle Tang2024-05-06T18:02:07+02:008 May 2024 | 14:00 to 15:00 CET | Virtual. Explore how financial incentives like guarantees or first loss can inspire local banks to support agripreneurs. This is the third and final webinar of the series ‘Backing the Middle’ organized by SAFIN and Marketlinks (USAID).
Convergence: State of Blended Finance 2024
Michelle Tang2024-05-20T12:20:16+02:00Convergence's State of Blended Finance reports focus on mobilizing private investment in emerging markets. This April 2024 edition marks a new annual two-report cycle, with the first report providing an analysis of the entire blended finance market.
Podcast | Andrea Zinn, Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) and Aceli Americas
Michelle Tang2024-04-15T10:02:20+02:00In our latest segment, Andrea Zinn, Director at Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) and Senior Manager at Aceli Americas, Aceli Africa, talks about ways to amplify donor funding for agricultural development and why donor coordination with the private sector is so important to reach the missing middle.
Blog – How can donors get a bigger bang for their buck in agricultural finance markets?
Michelle Tang2024-10-09T03:22:35+02:00Key takeaways from the 28 March 2024 event “Donors as investment catalysts” on how major donors can best spend their limited aid funds for agricultural finance. Co-organized by the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN), the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) and the Marketlinks initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit
Michelle Tang2025-01-31T12:07:43+01:007-9 May 2024 | Nairobi, Kenya, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) | In-person. The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health summit will be held to deliberate on Africa’s recent widespread decades-long decline in soil quality of farmland - a phenomenon that continues today and negatively impacts the agricultural production capacity and food security in the continent.
