Public Investment
Creating a healthier, more sustainable world requires massive investment. Transforming agrifood systems will cost USD 4 trillion, or more, from now until 2030 in low- and middle-income countries. That translates to about USD 680 billion per year.
For six decades, the FAO Investment Centre has helped mobilize billions of dollars of public investment in agriculture, food security, nutrition, poverty reduction and rural development.
The Centre provides tailored investment support to countries and financial partners at all stages of the project cycle – from project conception, identification, design and appraisal to implementation and evaluation.
Good investment design is only part of the equation. Supporting the implementation of ongoing investment projects – the lion’s share of the Centre’s work on public investment – ensures quality control and helps countries achieve positive and lasting results.
The Centre’s main partners include the World Bank, IFAD, multilateral and regional development banks like the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Inter-American Development Bank, along with specialist funds such as the Green Climate Fund, the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program and the European Union.
Latest stories
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Investing in Jharkhand’s women
25/06/2025
In Jharkhand’s Gumla district, one small community hub is alive with activity. Inside, women of all ages – some with toddlers on their laps – gather...
How are Central America’s coffee value chains preparing for new regulations on deforestation-free products?
16/05/2025
About one quarter of Guatemalan coffee and over half of Honduran coffee exports are destined for the European Union. Most of that coffee is grown by...
A risky business no more
02/04/2025
In Benin, between nine and ten percent of the population suffers from food insecurity and about 34 percent of children under five years old are affected...
Investment in recovery and resilience for Türkiye’s earthquake-hit farmers
27/03/2025
The recently launched Agriculture sector recovery in Türkiye’s earthquake-affected provinces project aims to provide targeted support to approximately...
Latest publications
Investing in food loss and waste - What's in it for development banks?
09/2022
Food loss and waste (FLW) is costly for people, the environment and economies, particularly during a time of global uncertainty....
Transforming agriculture in South Sudan. From humanitarian aid to a development oriented growth path
08/2022
FAO teamed up with the World Bank on this strategic analysis of the investment, policy and institutional support needed to...
Scaling up investments in agrifood systems for youth in Africa - What policymakers need to know
04/2022
This investment brief highlights the importance of youth as change agents and key stakeholders contributing to sustainable agrifood systems. It...
Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa
04/2022
The Investment guidelines for youth in agrifood systems in Africa, developed jointly by FAO and the African Union Commission (AUC)...
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...