Smallholder farmers grow a third of the world’s food, yet they receive less than 1% of global climate finance — leaving them and the local agribusinesses they rely on dangerously exposed as climate shocks intensify.
This video explores why funding rarely reaches the farmers and small- and medium-sized enterprises who need it most, and how innovative financing models that are locally led and globally backed are beginning to close that gap. Through perspectives from climate-finance experts and the story of East Africa Foods — a Tanzanian company connecting farmers to stable markets — the film shows how blended finance, de-risking tools, and consortium-led partnerships such as the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development are unlocking investment for locally led, climate-resilient agriculture.
Grounded in voices from the field and on-the-ground reporting from Tanzania, it highlights what’s possible when the right capital reaches the right players — and how these models are helping farmers adapt, earn more, and plan for an increasingly uncertain future.
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