Strategic Investment Planning and Policy
Transforming the world’s agrifood systems calls for greater public and private investment shaped by strategic and innovative thinking. It calls for good analysis, a shared vision and sound policies.
Linking conducive policies with sizeable investments is one of the best ways to achieve impact at scale. The FAO Investment Centre works with countries and partners to develop agricultural investment strategies and plans, including through FAO’s flagship Hand-in-Hand initiative.
The Centre leads and contributes to policy, analytical and sector studies to improve the quality and quantity of agrifood investments. And it brings together public and private sector stakeholders – including producer organizations, governments, financing partners and others – to discuss policy issues and resolve bottlenecks along supply chains.
In 2023 alone, the Centre contributed to 40 agricultural strategies, 49 sector studies, 15 policy studies and 16 policy dialogues in 67 countries.
Initiatives
Latest stories
Cocoa & Coffee festival: Cameroonian farmers better prepared to adapt to new EU regulation on deforestation
16/04/2025
Partners of the European Union (EU) Sustainable Cocoa Programme (SCP) seized the opportunity of the Cocoa & Coffee festival organized in Yaoundé...
Promoting sustainable agrifood systems in Sierra Leone through behavioural science
16/04/2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) partnered with students from top ranked universities...
The Sustainable Cocoa Programme: Improving the livelihoods of millions of cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire
15/04/2025
On March 18, 2025, key stakeholders gathered in Abidjan for a workshop organized by the FAO Investment Centre and the European Union (EU) to assess...
Climate financing gives Mexico’s resilience-building efforts a boost
28/03/2025
The Mexican Government aims to boost the climate resilience and incomes of vulnerable communities by creating financial...
Latest publications
FAO Investment Centre - 2023 at a glance
07/2024
FAO, through its Investment Centre, works with partners to provide tailored, scalable investment and finance solutions to help countries achieve better, more sustainable outcomes. This latest edition looks at the Centre’s achievements in 2023 while also identifying priority areas for the coming years.
Bioinputs: Investment opportunities in Latin America
05/2024
Bioinputs are a vital element in the agroecological transitions and represent the entry point of production systems into highly demanding markets. They also provide a sustainable path towards increased yields and reduced costs in agricultural activity. However, there are still several risks and limitations to the region’s development and use of bioinputs.
Comparative study on the distribution of value in European chocolate chains - Executive summary
05/2024
The low level of income of most small cocoa farmers, especially in Western Africa, has been a growing issue in the cocoa sector for the past three decades, furthermore, ensuring a living income for small cocoa farmers has become a pressing issue across producing countries.
Priority areas for irrigation investments in Belize
03/2024
The main focus of this report is on climate-resilient irrigation and drainage (I&D) investments, with the aim to improve agricultural production and productivity in Belize. To achieve this task, FAO has developed an innovative methodology based on the preparation of a multi-criteria framework.
Conservation agriculture in China: innovations, investment opportunities and challenges
04/2023
While the agricultural production in China has made great achievements, it is also facing challenges affecting the sustainable development of...