Author: Holly Tomlinson

In addressing the climate and ecological crises, the need for a transition to sustainable farming is essential. But the resourcing that change cannot be left to farmers alone.  In the absence of sufficient public funding, this report explores different models of private investment available to farmers, looking separately at those funded by the food supply chain and other industries. It examines the current policies that support private finance for sustainable farming; the challenges to expanding private investment; and policy recommendations tackling some of those challenges.

This report builds on IEEP’s 2025 EU-focussed report on Leveraging Private Finance for the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture but with a UK focus and is complemented by the more recent IEEP EU focussed briefing:  Financing the transition to sustainable agriculture: the case for improved coordination and alignment.

You can access the full report below.

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