What Drives Impact Investing in the Food and Agriculture Sector?

This report explores the drivers and opportunities for impact investing within the food and agriculture sector, emphasizing its potential for advancing social and environmental progress. It highlights how investments can improve smallholder farmer livelihoods, enhance food security, and contribute to climate change mitigation through carbon storage in soil. The paper identifies various investable solutions, from low-tech regenerative practices to high-tech biopesticides. It also discusses the roles of both the private and public sectors, as well as non-profits, in addressing systemic challenges and ensuring equitable access to resources and markets for farmers, particularly in regions like India.