We Can’t Meet Our Climate Goals Without Financing Agrifood Systems By Kaveh Zahedi Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.

Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/09/we-cant-meet-our-climate-goals-without-financing-agrifood-systems/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Keralas_HumanElephant_Conflict_Time_To_Understand_a_Complex_Relationship_UN_General_Assembly_Urged_t ROME, Sep 5 2025 (IPS) - Despite absorbing a quarter of climate-related losses and having the potential to reduce one-third of global emissions, agrifood systems receive less than 8% of climate finance. This imbalance threatens progress in addressing global climate challenges. If we’re serious about solutions, we need to start where the impact—and the promise—is greatest: investing in the systems that feed the world. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved.