This policy brief published by International cooperation for development and solidarity (CIDSE) and the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) of Coventry University has presented a synthesis of research on how to ‘make money move for agroecology’.

Drawing on the collective intelligence of leading agroecologists and donors, the policy brief identifies twelve different areas through which donors can focus their methods and approach to financing to support more just and sustainable food systems. 

These are organised through five sets of recommendations:

1. Engage in iterative reflection and examination of donor practices;

2. Transform relationships between funders and recipients;

3. Change funding modalities, methodologies and foci for delivering funding;

4. Create and adopt a more appropriate measurement and evaluation tools;

5. Address the big picture issues that undermine a more just and sustainable food system, including especially shifting funding away from detrimental forms of agriculture.

This policy brief follows the publication “Finance for agroecology: more just than a dream? An assessment of European and international institutions’ contributions to food system transformation” that focused on the number of European and international institutions’ contributions to food system transformation.