PEOPLE AND NATURE
Food System Innovation at Scale: Scaling specific evidence-based innovations in EMDEs
Context and challenges
Food systems – encompassing production, transport, processing, energy, waste – are globally responsible for ~33% of GHG emissions and ~88% of deforestation.
Impactful and cost-effective innovations have not yet reached sufficient scale-up in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), despite having the potential to benefit millions of farmers affected by climate change, while addressing emissions and halting the loss of natural habitat and biodiversity.
Initiative Description
​The Food System Innovation at Scale initiative aims to support the scaling of specific, evidence-based innovations to enable their growth.
The initiative aims to boost the resilience of LMICs and mitigate emissions, while benefiting producers globally.
​Across seven innovation areas, the initiative consolidate and showcase available projects that meet the criteria of being scientifically-based, cost-effective and with potential for scale-up. It aims to provide guidance towards an efficient allocation of resources to investors and donors.
Each of the investments is forecasted to range between USD 10 Mn and USD 200 Mn.
​An example project is weather forecasting in East Africa to support the activity of millions of local farmers.
Commitments from Business & Philanthropy
Support the effort directly through funding of innovation bundles showcased by the initiative
Support the effort indirectly through engaging in actions with the secretariat to enable scale-up of projects
Support market shaping instruments to develop new food systems
How to get involved?
- Reach out to COP28 Food systems team to learn more about investments opportunities or ways to support the projects scale-up
- Learn more about market shaping instruments here