Private Investment
Transforming the world’s agrifood systems to be greener, fairer and more resilient calls for billions of dollars in new investments. Public funding alone is not enough. That is why the FAO Investment Centre works with governments and public and private partners to create the enabling conditions that attract greater and more responsible private investment in the agrifood sector.
Most of the Centre’s private sector work is carried out through its partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, helping to make agribusiness development in the Bank’s countries of operation more sustainable, inclusive and efficient. That includes advisory services such as identifying investment opportunities; facilitating public-private policy dialogues; promoting greener agrifood systems; developing food safety and quality standards and sustainable agritourism; supporting investment in digital solutions; and diversifying exports.
Initiatives
Latest stories
Finding new inspiration for the Modernization of Urban Agrilogistics in Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia
17/07/2024
A Moroccan delegation visited wholesale food markets in Bologna and Rome during a study tour in May 2024. The tour was part of a four-country initiative...
Investment Toolkits
New toolkit shows how to empower smallholders through transparent microfinance practices
16/07/2024
Interest rates have been a contentious issue in microfinance for many years. While higher interest rates for microloans are often justified by the underlying...
Romanian and Moldovan veterinarians attend virtual training to improve control of African Swine Fever
12/06/2024
Around 400 veterinarians are preparing to help stem the spread of a transboundary disease that is putting livelihoods, food security, and populations...
Morocco prepares to demonstrate best practices adopted by its agrifood sector
06/06/2024
Agrifood enterprise representatives met in Agadir on 4-6 June for an information and consultation session on adopting social and environmental standards...
Latest publications
Digital technologies in the grain sector of Ukraine
09/2022
Comprising 30 percent of agricultural output and with an area of 15 million hectares, the grain sector is a pillar...
Georgia - Agritourism guide to Samtskhe-Javakheti. Places, people, products
08/2022
The purpose of this book is to better acquaint the general public with the agritourism potential of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region,...
FAO Investment Centre – 2021 at a glance
03/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims to provide sustainable agrifood investment and finance solutions to...