1. Tracking, analyzing and influencing (public and private) investments and existing funds for agroecology

How

• On-going work on the tracking of investments (follow up of the Berlin workshop): Share and promote methodology once finalized
  Work by TIFS on the analysis of investments funds for AE (pilot starts in Africa)
• Regional funds of the Agroecology Fund
• Influence donors/investors/funding vehicles to integrate agroecological principles into investment decision making
• Share and promote what already exists (funding vehicles, funding programmes) to coalition members

2. Support governments in increasing their funding for AE approaches/policies

How

• Support peer-to-peer exchange with government officials on how to reallocate/shift resources to implement AE approaches/policies
  Governments need an AE strategy in place to put their own funding and budgetary allocations: Link to policy working group for peer-to-peer exchanges on how to develop such strategies
• Support governments in mobilizing and re-directing (e.g. repurposing conventional agricultural subsidies) funds for AE through programmes or connect to existing funds

3. Promoting the Agroecological Business Case to increase public and private investments

How

• Promoting inspiring and promising showcases (e.g. agricultural enterprises or agroecological funding vehicles) -> link to communication/advocacy working group
• Convince donors/investors about the multidimensional returns of AE (economic, ecological and social benefits of AE) by relevant tools, reports and convenings-> Link to research working group and advocacy working group
• Show to donors and investors what transformative investments are (e.g. work by TIFS)
• Conduct match-makings between AE enterprises and donors/investors

The group has worked on the Agroecology Finance Assessment Tool, a collective online tool which provides a methodological framework based on the 13 principles of agroecology elaborated by the HLPE to measure progress in finance towards agroecology and provides a guide to elaborate projects implementing agroecology. It was launched in October 2023 and it can be accessed here.

The working group has played a crucial role in the organisation of the Agroecology donors convening (Rome, 20-21 October 2023).

• A report of the gathering is available here.
• The executive summary is available here.

The group was also a key actor in the Cultivating Change Gathering (Arusha, Tanzania, 4-7 June 2024) bringing together 120 agroecology and food systems partners from civil society, farmer organizations, government officials, researchers, and donors.

On 10 June 2025 a webinar was organised to introduce updated features of the Agroecology Finance Assessment and Tracking Tool alongside insights from representatives of the organizations who used the tool. You can watch a recording here below: 

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