Developing sustainable food systems is vital to feed a growing population, advance food security, and support smallholder livelihoods without accelerating climate change or depleting natural resources.
We invest in companies operating within sustainable food systems, supporting equitable access to healthy food while advancing sustainable production – especially empowering smallholder farmers.
Our impact priorities
Ensure food security and healthy lives
Ensure decent livelihood and jobs
Support climate-mitigation and adaptive solutions
Preserve ecosystems and natural resources
Our focus areas
Focus area
Crop-systems
Investments in climate-smart farming and low-emission inputs help farmers adapt to regenerative and climate-smart practices, thereby increasing access to affordable and healthy food.
Focus area
Logistics
Investments in infrastructure and tech solutions reduce food loss, improve market access, and increase income opportunities for smallholder farmers.
Focus area
Processing
Investments in localised and sustainable processing improve food quality, reduce spoilage, and integrate smallholder farmers, thereby strengthening resilience of vulnerable communities to economic and climate-related shocks.
Focus area
Forestry
Investments in sustainable forest management, agroforestry, and restoration of degraded land improve biodiversity and reduce CO2-emissions.
Impact in numbers
1.9
million smallholder farmers supported
29
investments supporting smallholder farmers
Case
Verdant Orchards
Verdant Orchards expands agribusiness in Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa, scaling high-value orchards and creating jobs while promoting sustainable agriculture.
