Investment Solutions for Sustainable Food and Agriculture
Latest stories
The “Portraits of food heritage” installation at the FAO “From seeds to foods” exhibition in Rome!
09/10/2026
The FAO From Seeds to Foods global exhibition is back for a second year! From 8 to 12 October 2026, under the theme Fostering Innovation for Food Security...
Annual Reviews
Turning potential into progress
24/06/2026
Agrifood systems are being tested like never before, threatening global food security, livelihoods, peace and stability. Investment is critical to...
FAO’s Investment Centre celebrates 60 years of effective development partnerships
16/10/2024
Over its six decades, the Investment Centre has helped design more than 2,400 partner-financed projects in 157 countries, totalling over $257 billion...
Latest publications
Impact funds in agrifood systems - Lessons from investments in low- and middle-income countries
10/2026
This study addresses this knowledge gap through a comparative, data-driven analysis of 81 food and agriculture impact funds targeting in priority agrifood systems in low- and middle-income countries.
FAO Investment Centre – 2025 at a glance
09/2026
The FAO Investment Centre works with a growing network of partners to help countries invest in agrifood systems to reduce hunger, poverty and malnutrition and advance sustainable development. The Centre integrates the vast technical, analytical and policy expertise from across FAO into its 4+2 solutions, delivering tailored, multidisciplinary support to around 120 countries annually across five geographic service.
Agrifood Systems Public Expenditure Analysis - Methodology and classification framework
08/2026
This document presents the methodology for an Agrifood Systems Public Expenditure Analysis (ASPEA). The analysis helps policymakers, development partners and researchers generate evidence on how public resources support agrifood systems.
Financial and economic returns to investing in One Health: evidence and future directions
08/2026
This brief makes the case for investing in One Health—an integrated approach to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, plants and ecosystems. It outlines the institutional and financing mechanisms needed to scale cost-effective interventions from community to global level. It is part of the FAO Investment Centre’s Investment Brief series.
FAO Investment Centre – Annual Review 2025
06/2026
FAO, through its Investment Centre, works with a growing network of financing and knowledge partners to provide tailored and integrated investment and finance solutions that help countries achieve impact at scale. This Annual Review features a snapshot of the Centre’s work with its partners in 2025 and priorities for the coming years.
Soil health and fertilizer: Policy and investment prospects in sub-Saharan Africa
06/2026
This report by the FAO Investment Centre, in partnership with Agrinatura and the European Union, examines the structural, market and agronomic constraints to improving soil health and fertilizer use, and assesses the tools and options available to address them. It finds that raising yields will require increased mineral fertilizer use, complemented by proven agroecological and soil health management approaches.
Approaches to human capital investment: Lessons from experimental evidence
06/2026
This brief summarizes key findings from 44 experimental and quasi-experimental studies, assessing the impact of human capital interventions on farmer knowledge and productivity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Annual Reviews
FAO Investment Centre – 2025 at a glance
09/2026
The FAO Investment Centre works with a growing network of partners to help countries invest in agrifood systems to reduce hunger, poverty and malnutrition...
Annual Reviews
FAO Investment Centre – Annual Review 2025
06/2026
FAO, through its Investment Centre, works with a growing network of financing and knowledge partners to provide tailored and integrated investment and...