The do’s and don’ts of blended finance: An interactive conversation

Investment in sustainable food production in developing countries is heavily constrained by (1) high country and sector specific risks, (2) poor primary data and information asymmetries between financial institutions and potential borrowers in rural financial markets, (3) the mismatch between investment needs of farmers and producing companies and different pools of capital, e.g. development finance institutions, banks, pension funds, insurance capital, and (4) high transaction costs and small ticket size. These constraints lead to insufficient pipelines of bankable projects. One solution to remedy these deficiencies is blended finance. This session, hosted by Rabobank, will lay out successful uses of blended finance so far and potential paths forward.

Livestream via: Food Systems Pavilion – Action On Food for people and planet