Agroecological, regenerative, Indigenous, and similar nature-based systems substantially contribute to transforming agriculture and food systems to deliver positive outcomes for people and the planet. Entrepreneurial farmers, cooperatives, food processing groups, companies and marketing initiatives at various levels are working alongside governments and civil society organizations to promote the widespread creation of sustainable and equitable systems. Enterprises in this growing and dynamic sector need improved access to knowledge and finance, and a supportive business and policy environment to thrive.

The event will be held on 16 September 2021 at 16:00 - 18:30 CET / 7:00 - 9:30 US Pacific and is organized by Biovision Foundation and the Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) initiative and supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Agroecology Fund and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food.

The objectives of the event are to:

• Increase the understanding among public and private investors of how enterprises contribute to food systems transformation. 
• Explore pathways for scaling agroecology, regeneration and Indigenous pathways based on lessons learned from entrepreneurs and investors active in this field.
• Identify how partners are contributing to the co-development of strategies to grow the agroecological, regenerative, and Indigenous sectors.