Financing the Farm Transition: Capital, Control & Inequality
- How can the transition to more sustainable farming - including regenerative ag and other low-carbon farming systems - be financed fairly and at scale?
- Is transition finance bringing new investment into agriculture, or is it primarily redirecting existing capital, and what more is needed to unlock funding?
- How do banks, government policies, lending criteria, retailer sustainability requirements, and corporate supply chains influence which farming transitions can access finance?
- Who is benefiting from transition finance, and are smallholders and younger farmers being left behind by current financial models?