This report indicates that there is demand among farmers to access loan/banking products that directly link to transition to safer alternatives, as it improves their soil health.

Successfully transitioning to a soil health system also improves net returns.

✅ Do you think this presents unique opportunities for banks/investors?

Read more in the link below.

💡 Explore a wide range of knowledge resources on agrochemicals and plastics management at the FARM Knowledge Hub. https://www.greenpolicyplatform.org/initiatives/gef-farm/knowledge

💡 If you're working in this field, we welcome your contributions! Share your publications in this group and we’d be happy to feature them, once reviewed for suitability and relevance.

What's your thoughts on "environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies"?

This report by TESS, curated at the FARM Knowledge Hub, discusses: "Recent studies have shown that a significant part of agricultural support relies on policy instruments that not only distort production and trade but also tend to generate increased greenhouse emissions and other environmental damages. In particular, they point to market price support, payments based on output, and input subsidies as potentially more harmful than other types of support measures. ... Further complicating the equation, subsidy programmes often involve trade-offs between different environmental objectives such as animal welfare or greenhouse gas emissions as well as broader public policy goals including rural development, employment and food or livelihood security for example. As a result, identifying ex ante the environmental effects of particular forms of support remains highly complex and subject to interpretation."

Read more in the link below.

? Explore a wide range of knowledge resources on agrochemicals and plastics management at the FARM Knowledge Hub. https://www.greenpolicyplatform.org/initiatives/gef-farm/knowledge

? If you're working in this field, we welcome your contributions! Share your publications in this group and we’d be happy to feature them, once reviewed for suitability and relevance.

Anyone attending the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development this week? ?

Would love to hear your experience and what you've learned there, particularly on any opportunities relevant to financing solutions that reduce reliance on harmful pesticides and agricultural plastics.

In the meantime, sharing some recordings from the conference in the link below.

Tackling Agricultural Plastics for a Circular Future: webinar slides and recording ?

Thank you to all the participants and speakers! The slides and recording of the webinar are attached to this post.

If you want to connect or have any questions for the presenters, please post them in the stream.

Speakers will respond to any comments posted until Friday, 27 June 2025. Ravinder Kumar; de LEPINAU Pierre; Zhen Li

Thank you.

Inviting you to hybrid events where FARM team will participate in the discussions as part of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for the Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) this week, 24–27 June 2025 in Uruguay.

If you are committed to sustainable global chemicals management in the agrifood sector, this is for you.

Extended Q&A session for the "Tackling Agricultural Plastics for a Circular Future" webinar: post your questions here!

Here are some questions that are left unanswered in the webinar. Ravinder Kumar, de LEPINAU Pierre, and Prof Zhen Li will address them in the stream. Thanks!

Calling agriculture and plastics experts! ?

Join Ravinder Kumar, de LEPINAU Pierre, Prof Zhen Li and other esteemed experts tomorrow at 14:00 CEST to discuss about the challenges of agricultural plastics, discover innovative solutions, and contribute to conversations aiming to shape a more sustainable future for agriculture.

The webinar is organised by the FARM programme, in collaboration with the One Planet Network, UNEP International Ecosystem Management Partnership, and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. It is part of the FARM Knowledge Series, a space for knowledge sharing opportunities to strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders in the agriculture sector to reduce the use of harmful chemicals and plastics.

Don't miss it!