Incorporating biodiversity and nature into sustainable international food system investments - IB0106

Defra commissioned ICF to complete this research project to understand and inform how UK governement investments can maximise the efficiency of its ODA programming via blended finance approaches for financing sustainable agriculture. Blended finance aims to achieve economic efficiency by combining public and private sector investments to leverage additional resources and expertise to finance projects which meet their impact objectives. Various approaches can be classed as blended finance, and this report explores which of these approaches are best suited for delivering impact for sustainable agriculture.