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Monday, June 30, 2025

FfD4 (1) Financing Agrifood Systems for People, Planet and Prosperity

30 June - 3 July 2025
. Seville, Spain. The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). This global summit is convened by the UN to mobilize and align public and private financing for sustainable development, with a focus on tackling poverty, climate change, inequality, and food system transformation.
Opening & 1st Plenary- 4th International Conference on Financing for Development FFD4 Sevilla, Spain

  • Pedro Sánchez, President of the Conference and the President of the Government of Spain
  • António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • Philemon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly
  • Bob Rae, President of ECOSOC
  • Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group
  • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the WTO
  • Li Junhua, Secretary-General of the Conference and a Representative of the International Monetary Fund. 

Following the opening remarks, the Conference addressed key procedural matters followed by a general debate and statements by Heads of State or Government, ministers, and heads of delegation, setting the stage for a week of high-level discussions on mobilizing financing for the SDGs.


Some sessions were related to agriculture and nutrition.




30 June 2025. Financing Agrifood Systems for People, Planet, and Prosperity: Towards a new pact for mobilizing capital, reforming systems, and driving transformation at scale


The Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) held an official virtual side event at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) to facilitate a strategic dialogue on financing agrifood systems transformation.

The event presented the new GDPRD White Paper outlining a bold yet practical agenda for mobilizing capital and transforming agrifood systems at scale.
  • Presentation of the GDPRD White Paper - Jim Woodhill, GDPRD Senior Advisor
  • Alice Ruhweza, President, AGRA
  • Chris Isaac, Chief Investment Officer, AgDevCo
  • Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
  • Excused: Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Replaced by David Laborde (FAO)
  • Roel Messie, Chief Investment Officer, IDH Investment Management
  • Ron Hartman, Director, Global Engagement, Partnership and Resource Mobilization Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • Maurizio Navarra, GDPRD Secretariat Coordinator

Resources


GDPRD (2025) Summary Financing Agrifood Systems # 2 pp.

Transforming agrifood systems is economically sound. The cost of transformation is estimated at
US$1.2 - US$1.4 trillion annually, only a fraction of the current system’s hidden costs, which amount to
approximately US$12 trillion per year due to poor health, environmental damage and poverty.
Transforming agrifood systems could deliver at least a tenfold economic, social and environmental return.

Responsible private investment in agrifood systems could unlock as much as US$4.5 trillion annually in new business opportunities. It is one of the smartest investments that can be made to ensure future prosperity, security, sustainability and resilience.

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