Food Systems
Transformation –
addressing the financing
gap
André de Jager
SNV

Need for transformation of the food systems
• Increasing the food supply: more food, less loss and waste
• Climate change: feedback mechanisms between production
activities and impacts on climate
• Poverty and productivity:
escaping the poverty trap
• Malnutrition: consumer
behavior and supply of
healthy foods
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Focus on Inclusive Business
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Approach to transformation and scaling
Value Chain
Innovations
PPP & Business Case
Development
Sector Development
Accelerating investments
Market systems
Matching Innovation funds
Private investments
Public investments

Climate Smart Agriculture East Africa
• 5 year program: US$ 50 million of which US$
12 million investment fund; anticipated
US$12 million private sector contribution
• SNV: Implementation of climate smart Value
Chains through Inclusive Business
• Wageningen and CCAFS: addressing
challenges of climate change and food
security and provide scientific underpinning
project impact
• Rabo Partnerships: developing the financial
products that will promote the uptake of
CSA food production and supply
improvements
• Agriterra: supporting entrepreneurial
cooperatives
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Key messages
• Mobilisation of private finance is pathway for realizing impact at scale
• Develop quality business cases with impact investors, banks and
companies focusing on climate actions
• Establish partnerships between financial institutions, TA providers and
companies to forge solutions and complement public initiatives
• Use climate information & projections to better understand impact of
climate change on potential investments
• Increasing knowledge of financial service providers about opportunities
and risks in financing climate actions
• Define and advocate for public sector actions to de-risk/facilitate private
investments and support marginal areas
• Develop mechanisms and new financial products to absorb initial
uncertainties
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