Funding food Deficit: Innovative financing for agriculture and food security

Nigeria is experiencing food insecurity compounded by the COVID-19 global pandemic and its effects on the food value chain in the country.  The pandemic has disrupted already fragile agricultural value chains, especially smallholder farmers’ ability to produce, process, and distribute food.  This disrupts agricultural productivity and markets, and negatively impacts livelihoods, especially among vulnerable households, women, and youth.

One of the greatest limitations in the sector has been the difficulty in obtaining financing across the value chain. With the increase in food deficit, the utilisation of innovative funding instruments to help fund various parts of the sector and lead to its growth has become important now more than ever before.

Dialogue focus

The dialogue will focus on;

• Various Funding Opportunities for the sector
• Innovative financing instruments
• Post COVID-19 plans for the sector