Estimates suggest that around $205bn per year will be required from the private food sector to align with science-based targets. Finance for sustainable food systems presents a tremendous opportunity to reduce risk, create new market opportunities, increase financial returns, and have positive impacts on the economy, society, and the environment, strengthening the rural economies where companies source from, contributing to livelihoods, resilient supply chains and food & nutrition security.

This high-level panel discussion will convene representatives from the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation (ACF) countries, alongside leaders from the private sector and government, to explore what’s needed to expand private-sector financing for the agri-food transition.