We mobilize capital in support of a more sustainable, equitable, and productive
global food system
We’ve mobilized over $250 million in support of sustainable food systems and rural transformation.
Industry Leading Research
on rural finance
Strategic Advisory
partnership, & business model development
Financial Advisory
for impact capital
Our Research
Our extensive research into the ecosystem around finance for food systems and rural enterprises helps move the sector forward.
The Climate Challenge: A Smallholder Pathways Deep Dive
We used our Rural Pathways Model to better understand how climate change impacts smallholder farmers, and propose a new way to think about different rural livelihood pathways in shaping the global climate response.
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Rethinking our understanding of Agri-SMEs
Building off of current classifications of agri-SMEs, we developed a framework to comprehensively consider the role of different types of agri-SMEs in food systems and the specific types of support that would unlock their growth potential.
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Agricultural “Platforms” in a Digital Era: Defining the Landscape
We define the current landscape of agricultural Platforms, their risk and impact potential, and the path forward for supporting their growth.
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Role of Government in Rural and Agri-Finance: Transitioning to private sector involvement
Building on our 2014 analysis of the natural stages of agricultural finance, this briefing note interrogates more deeply the transition that countries make from government-led to more bank-led agricultural finance.
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Pathways to Prosperity
This State of the Sector report identifies agenda-defining priorities that the sector must address to bridge the finance gap for smallholder households and agricultural SMEs, and introduces new models for navigating an increasingly sophisticated agricultural finance market.
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Our Partners & Clients
We work with leading institutions in the agriculture and food systems sector, including the following:
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