Wavemaker Partners’ Post

By 2030, Southeast Asia is set to become the world's fourth-largest economy, with food consumption expected to grow 40% by 2050 🍽. But the region’s agri-food system remains fragile; fragmented smallholder farms, outdated farming practices, environmental degradation and volatility from climate change are all urgent challenges to address.   To explore pathways forward, #WavemakerImpact partnered with the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) – a non-profit established by Temasek Trust – with support from Philanthropy Asia Alliance, to publish “Seeding the Future: Transforming Smallholder Farms for a Sustainable Tomorrow” 📖. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gyfMV43d Drawing from 26 interviews with solution providers, investors and corporates, the report demonstrates how Wavemaker Impact’s Carbon Maps can identify high-impact opportunities for emission reduction. It also includes over 15 case studies of how forward-thinking practitioners – 4 of which are Wavemaker Partners portcos (Rize, RegenX, Agros, FoodMap) – are effecting meaningful transformation across the region today.  Key takeaways from the report include: 💡 Solutions must be right-sized, right-priced and targeted well. 💡 Impact should be core to all investing decisions. 💡 Agriculture, food, and land use sectors need more funding. 💡 Cross-sector collaborations are crucial to break the cycle.  🌟 Are you an entrepreneur passionate about transforming Southeast Asia’s agriculture? Let’s connect! Quentin Vaquette | Ben Ong | Amanda Chen | Sneha Vasudev #CIIP #PAA #SIAW2024 #SustainableAgriculture #SmallholderFarmers #ClimateTech