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

Blog: Innovative donor approaches to sustainable finance for food systems transformation

Key messages from the UNFSS+2 official side event: Innovative donor approaches to sustainable finance for food systems transformation

How can donors make their funding on sustainable food systems more catalytic?

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.

Blog: Innovative donor approaches to sustainable finance for food systems transformation

Key messages from the UNFSS+2 official side event: Innovative donor approaches to sustainable finance for food systems transformation

How can donors make their funding on sustainable food systems more catalytic?

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.

Background and rationale

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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.

Finance workstream webpage (9)

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.

Finance workstream webpage (10)

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:

  • Making their funding more catalytic

  • Increasing allocations to foods systems from thematic programmes on climate, nature, gender, and SMEs

  • Working with private capital providers to increase investment in sustainable food systems

  • Assessing the performance and ‘additionality’ of blended capital funds and whether they serve as a critical strategy to increase investment in food systems

Workstream activities:

  • The Shamba Centre will conduct interviews with selected donors, philanthropic organizations, public funds, and blended capital funds to further explore these points, learn what has been their experience with blended financing strategies, and how they are making their funding more impactful.

Deliverables and results

  • Recommendations for donors will be developed from the interviews and research findings.

Talking about Finance

Talking about Finance

Oshani Perera, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

Climate, nature, water, nutrition and gender are not considered in credit risk assessments and investment decisions in sustainable food systems. This is a market failure that donors must address as non-sustainable businesses will suffer heavy losses as extreme weather sets in.

Oshani Perera, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

Climate, nature, water, nutrition and gender are not considered in credit risk assessments and investment decisions in sustainable food systems. This is a market failure that donors must address as non-sustainable businesses will suffer heavy losses as extreme weather sets in.

Carin Smaller, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

We need an extra US$330 billion to end hunger without harming the environment by 2030. This decade, our challenge is to use the catalytic power of governments and donors to unleash the financial power of capital markets for the benefit of everyone.

Carin Smaller, Shamba Centre for Food & Climate

We need an extra US$330 billion to end hunger without harming the environment by 2030. This decade, our challenge is to use the catalytic power of governments and donors to unleash the financial power of capital markets for the benefit of everyone.

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Maurizio Navarra

Secretariat Coordinator at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy

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Michelle Tang

Secretariat Communications at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy

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Nicole Burch

Secretariat Intern at the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Rome/Italy

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