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Three Agrifood Themes

PROBLEMS

SCARCITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

50% of habitable land is used

for agriculture

 

52% of agricultural land is

moderately / severely degraded

 

33% of marine stocks were

overfished in 2015

CLIMATE CHANGE

26% of GHG emissions

come from food

 

90% of tropical deforestation is

driven by agriculture

 

Up to 30% global yield

decline by 2050

GROWING POPULATION

+50% food demand between

2010 and 2050

 

30% of the world’s population is

moderately or severely food-insecure

 

25% of food produced for human consumption goes uneaten

S O L U T I O N S

INVESTMENT THEMES

1. REGENERATIVE PRODUCTION

Less resource-intensive protein sources

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Regenerative farming practices

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Agtech

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Restorative Aquaculture

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Animal feed & health

2. INNOVATIVE SUPPLY CHAIN

Food “waste” utilisation & reduction

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Optimised logistics & delivery

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Circular economy

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Enabling technology

3. SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

Innovative natural ingredients

 

Shift to healthier & more sustainable

food products

 

Food authenticity &

limited transformation

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Underserved Demographics

Gender-lens

Received only 8% of total

Agfood investments in 2018

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x2 revenue-generation

per $-invested

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63% investment

outperformance

Diverse founder
or
Close parity at management level
or
Diverse beneficiaries

Emerging

economies

Agfood ~25% of GDP

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$106b/y funding gap for

Agri SMEs

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x3 real GDP growth vx

advanced economies

Africa & Latin America

Organizational presence
or
Location of impact

Catalytic impact &

High performance

Attractive valuations

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Disruptive solutions

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Efficient cost-structures

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Resilience

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