Food systems

Smallholder SustaiNability Upscaling Programs

Brief description of the project

The agricultural sector in developing countries struggles with chronic underfunding, which limits its growth potential and leaves smallholder farmers ill-equipped to cope with climate change, for example. This affects their productivity and prevents long-term food security.

The program co-finances technical assistance for actors in the agricultural value chain, encouraging impact investors to invest in actors in the agricultural value chain that they might otherwise consider too risky. At the same time, services for smallholder farmers are improved and social and environmental goals are achieved.

Project goals

• Smallholder households use new/improved financial services, capacity building services and market access solutions to improve their agricultural practices, productivity, resilience to shocks, income levels and food security.
• Actors in the agricultural value chain grow sustainably through revenue or portfolio growth, job creation, attracting additional investment and adopting practices that contribute to the sustainability of agricultural and food systems.
• Impact investors are increasing their investments in untapped and underserved agricultural markets in a way that continues to support smallholder farmers in changing market and production environments.
• Companies in the agricultural and food system outside the SSNUP are committed to sustainable practices in the areas of food production, processing, distribution and nutritious consumption.