
Workstreams
Innovative financing for food systems
The GDPRD and the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate are undertaking a consultation on how to make donors and public funds more catalytic for food systems through innovative financing approaches. The investigation will include a series of interviews to explore how donors, philanthropic organisations, public funds and blended capital funds can make their funding effective and act as an incentive for achieving SDG 2.
The GDPRD stands ready to lead. With 258 million people in 58 countries facing acute food insecurity, there is no time to lose.
2023 Workstreams
Innovative financing for food systems
The GDPRD and the Shamba Centre for Food & Climate are undertaking a consultation on how to make donors and public funds more catalytic for food systems through innovative financing approaches.
The investigation will include a series of interviews to explore how donors, philanthropic organisations, public funds and blended capital funds can make their funding effective and act as an incentive for achieving SDG 2.
The GDPRD stands ready to lead. With 258 million people in 58 countries facing acute food insecurity, there is no time to lose.
Workstream Activities
Background and rationale

An additional US$33 billion in public spending is needed to trigger US$52 billion in private investment every year
The Ceres2030: Sustainable Solutions to End Hunger Summary Report, published in 2020, states that to achieve SDG 2, middle-income countries and donors will need to increase their spending on food systems each year by US$19 billion and US$14 billion, respectively.

Donors, philanthropic organizations, and public funds are working to increase the impact of their funds.
As climate change, water scarcity and biodiversity losses intensify and are further compounded by economic uncertainties, food security remains a critical issue.

The challenge is to accelerate the transition to sustainable global food systems and achieve the SDGs.
The time is now to figure out how to make donors and public funds more catalytic for food systems through innovative financing approaches
Workstream objectives and activities
The workstream will explore how donors, philanthropic organizations and public funds are:
Workstream activities:
Deliverables and results

CONTACT | GDPRD
Maurizio Navarra
Secretariat Coordinator at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy

CONTACT | GDPRD
Michelle Tang
Secretariat Communications at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy

CONTACT | GDPRD
Nicole Burch
Secretariat Intern at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy