This session highlight financing mechanisms that can support smallholder farmers in adopting safer alternatives to agrochemicals and agricultural plastics. Panelists discussed the barriers to accessing finance and identify the key features of the effective, inclusive financial schemes accessible for farmers.

This webinar is part of the FARM Knowledge Series: Financing healthier and safer agrifood systems. The online and in-person events will enhance the technical capacity of the financial community and other agrifood stakeholders to redirect public and private finance, policies, and practices towards safer, sustainable agriculture.

We thank the esteemed experts for their participation in this session: Óscar Jiménez, Subsecretario de Producción Agrícola, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca Ecuador; Mario Rodas, Programme Officer (Environment & Energy), UNDP; Johana Mora, Administrator, Asociación 11 de Abril; Madhuri Nanda, Director, South Asia, Rainforest Alliance.