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Financing institutions and investors

Why investing in ASTA is a proven path to sustainable impact

By partnering with national and international financial institutions and investors, ASTA combines financial expertise with development systems solutions, driving systemic change in agrifood systems. We invite you to partner with ASTA, where your investment will not only be well-planned and meticulously designed but also executed with the utmost skill and expertise. Led by a dedicated team from FAO and UNIDO, ASTA offers a comprehensive approach to sustainable agrifood system transformation, ensuring that every solution is carefully tailored to meet the unique challenges of partner countries.

What ASTA offers

With ASTA, your investment is supported from design to implementation and impact measurement by a team of agrifood systems experts, helping to turn evidence into action and lasting impact.

  • Expert design. Evidence-based solutions are tailored to agrifood systems and investment needs.
  • Effective implementation. Technical expertise supports efficient delivery and sustainable results.
  • Monitoring and adaptation. Continuous monitoring helps track progress, address challenges and ensure adaptation where needed.
  • Participatory impact measurement. Stakeholder engagement helps ensure transparent measurement of results and strengthens accountability.

The role of financial institutions and investors in the ASTA partnership

Financial partners provide funding and financial expertise to help agrifood businesses develop, invest and scale sustainable solutions.

  • Mobilize finance. Combining public, private and concessional funding to reduce investment risks and improve access to capital.
  • Strengthen investment strategies. Supporting sound financial and business models to ensure capital is effectively deployed.
  • Build capacity. Strengthening the financial and technical capabilities of SMEs, cooperatives and farmers.
  • Connect markets. Leveraging networks to build partnerships and facilitate access to domestic, regional and global markets.
  • Track impact. Monitoring financial performance alongside social and environmental results.