A “just agricultural transition” — a comprehensive shift to sustainable farming that prioritizes the needs of smallholder farmers while reducing environmental impact — is essential to transform global food systems. It also requires a significant boost in dedicated climate finance to succeed.
To support the implementation of climate solutions in low- and middle-income countries, we urgently need new and ambitious climate finance from high-income countries — and this need grows more critical when we look to the agriculture sector.
Currently, agriculture contributes up to 22% of global emissions, yet it receives less than 3% of global climate finance. Smallholder farmers, who are key to feeding a growing population while protecting our planet’s ecosystems, receive a mere 0.3% of climate finance.