A one-stop shop to track food systems financing
Why the 3FS?
Financing is the fuel for transforming the world’s food systems into more equitable, healthy, and sustainable ways of producing and consuming food.
At the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, strong global commitments were made to transform food systems. Yet, a critical question persists: where are investments going?
To close the evidence gap, we developed the 3FS – a framework that tracks financial flows across food systems.
What is the 3FS?
By adopting a comprehensive system approach, it sheds light on financing trends for key food systems components, including agriculture, infrastructure, nutrition, climate, and social assistance. With intuitive visuals and reliable, comparable data over the years, the 3FS empowers decision-makers to assess financing trends and identify gaps effortlessly.
What is the key value of the 3FS?
How much financing is allocated to food systems?
Which areas of the food system receive funding?
What is the source of government spending to food systems?
What are the current gaps in financing to food systems?
Does financing to food systems align with existing priorities?
The 3FS draws on national executed budget data released annually by central governments, to track how much domestic public financing is directed toward food systems at the country level.
Using the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System (CRS) Aid Activity database, which is updated annually, the 3FS tracks international development financing for food systems. It distinguishes between concessional and non-concessional contributions, as well as philanthropic investments.
five key components
Tracks public and private investments that drive agricultural productivity and efficiency, including:
Monitors investments in the systems that enable food production, processing, and transport, including:
Follows financing for better diets and nutrition outcomes through:
including emergency food assistance
Tracks financing for protecting and restoring the ecosystems that sustain food systems, including:
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the framework to track FINANCIAL FLOWS TO FOOD SYSTEMS (3FS), please reach out to us at 3FS_Team@ifad.org
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Required Citation: IFAD and the World Bank. 2024. 3FS Tracking Financial Flows to Food Systems