Since May 2023, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA) has been convening partners from philanthropy and civil society to develop a shared vision and plan for action to strengthen and accelerate the regenerative, agroecological transition. Building on a decade of GA work elevating the importance of agroecology and regenerative approaches in food systems transformation, this collaboration addressed the following questions:

1. To meet our global targets for biodiversity, climate, and food security, what is the magnitude of action required?
2. What is the cost of transitioning from business-as-usual to regenerative and agroecological production systems around the world?
3. What are the barriers to change?
4. What pathways and systemic drivers support regenerative and agroecological transitions?
5. What are some of the most effective strategies being used by philanthropy and other partners in their funding of regenerative approaches and agroecology?
6. How can philanthropy and other donors/investors align their strategies with each other and with landscape actors/organizations to ensure funds reach the ground?
7. What would it take to accelerate and scale the transition?

With initial funding from the IKEA Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the GA led a co-design and engagement process including interviews, meetings, and research, with support from Dalberg Advisors, Pollination, and Presencing Institute.

This initiative seeks to create a deeply collaborative and consultative process that puts landscape actors in the centre, builds alignment across diverse philanthropies, identifies gaps, and fosters opportunities and relationships that will lead to further collaboration and shared action. The GA is coordinating philanthropic engagement for this initiative and seeks to elevate investable opportunities across multiple organizations and acceleration levers.