Where does this eventually go if the crypto angle feels "flash in the pan"? DG could partner with funds that are putting together pools of blended finance capital or trying to issue green bonds backed by repayments on a portfolio of such assets. This would be a few years out and require collaboration with a partner; giving out equipment and demonstrating how FPOs use it to benefit their members would be a good starting point to something like this.
There is a huge gap btwn high level initiatives like Good Food Finance Network and IFAD ASAP which are meant to channel capital towards sustainable / resilient food systems and farmer groups as money mostly goes through large agribusiness A potential role for DG over time is to help aggregate funding needs for individual FPOs given check sizes for individual groups are too small for larger investors and helping farmer groups document impact / ROI of investments, which is a critical missing thing to get capital flowing. I imagine funds
Expect lots of innovation in this space in coming years as accounting systems evolve to better measure the value of natural capital / ecosystem services (biodiversity, water efficiency, soil health, etc.) which should make the ROI on such investments more apparent than today
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