Reposition agroecology as a coordinated investment system
The launch note frames agroecology not as isolated projects, but as coordinated territorial investment systems capable of transforming food systems at scale.
FINAS 2026 side event
Transformational agroecology financing for territorial food systems
A policy-to-investment platform connecting agroecology, digital public infrastructure, and place-based finance around the Murang'a lighthouse.
Event date
2nd July 2026, Thursday
9:30 to 11.00 AM
Location
Nairobi, with Murang'a as the operating territory
Convened through
Murang'a County Government, GODAN, AUDA-NEPAD, and FINAS 2026 Summit Partners
For policymakers
See what the compact asks of territorial and national authorities, and how implementation is organized.
For investors
Read the finance and de-risking storyline, then move into the agenda moments shaping investable systems.
For implementation partners
Follow the pavilion and signatory sections to understand how enterprises, researchers, and networks plug in.
Strategic frame
A territorial implementation compact, not a one-off declaration.
The Compact overview defines agroecology as a practical pathway for food systems transformation, moving from scattered pilots to territorial systems and from declarations to measurable transformation.
Connect territorial implementation to finance and trusted data
The Compact links territorial platforms, enterprise hubs, FoodFarmacy systems, regenerative school meals, digital public infrastructure, and implementation learning into one architecture.
Move from declarations to measurable transformation
The Compact is written as a living implementation paradigm with annual accountability, investment alignment, and practical institutional roles.
Editorial moment
"From local transformation to continental investment architectures" is not a slogan. It is the implementation instruction written into this founding edition.
The compact reframes agroecology as a coordinated investment, governance, and accountability system where territorial delivery, finance instruments, and open digital infrastructure are designed to move together.
Founding focus
Murang'a as the operational lighthouse for multi-actor territorial implementation.
Programme architecture
A concise agenda built for alignment and action
This agenda brings governments, investors, development partners, innovators, scientists, grassroots organizations, and food systems actors into one side event and Agroecology Pavilion focused on practical alignment and next-step action.
Featured moment
Launch of the Global Agroecology Forum Compact
The official launch note positions Murang'a County as the Global Agroecology Lighthouse, where policy innovation, digital public infrastructure, youth enterprise, investment readiness, and multi-stakeholder partnerships converge.
H.E. Dr. Irungu Kang'ata
Murang'a County Government
01
Context
Opening reflections
Betty Kibaara
Rockefeller Foundation
5 min
02
Finance
Financing investable agroecological systems
Dr. Bernard Agbo and Hudson Aluvanze
GIZ Ghana / ABF and AUDA-NEPAD
20 min
03
Procurement
Regenerative school meals
Rosinah Mbenya
PELUM Kenya
10 min
04
Digital
AI advisory for smallholder farmers
Alex Mwaura
Digital Green
10 min
05
Coordination
De-risking agroecological transitions
Francis Shivonje
Biovision Foundation
15 min
06
Compact
Launch of the Global Agroecology Forum Compact
H.E. Dr. Irungu Kang'ata
Murang'a County Government
10 min
07
Dialogue
Discussion and Q&A
Moderator-led
Rockefeller Foundation
15 min
08
Next steps
Closing reflections
Jared Ochieng
FSD Kenya
5 min
Demonstration platform
The Agroecology Pavilion is described in the proposal as a practical demonstration platform aligned with the 13 Agroecology Principles and GODAN's 6Ps of People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, Partnerships, and Participation.
Murang'a County and GODAN
Territorial systems and investment readiness
Digital public infrastructure, traceability, FoodFarmacies, and FarmHub coordination for place-based delivery.
Rockefeller Foundation, PELUM, and KOAN
Demand-led regenerative systems
School meals and nutrition-linked procurement that create demand for regenerative production and local value chains.
Biovision Foundation
Science and policy ecosystems
Evidence, coordination, and transition governance that help institutional partners back agroecology with confidence.
Digital Green and Ycenter Shambah Solutions
Digital and AI-enabled systems
AI extension, soil intelligence, and interoperable data systems that shorten the path from field insight to decision-making.
BIBA Kenya and producer networks
Grassroots agroecology partnerships
Food sovereignty, indigenous seeds, and farmer-led coalition work that keeps the compact grounded in real territorial adoption.
Compact architecture
The Compact in action at FINAS 2026
At FINAS 2026, the Compact sets a shared action plan for governments, investors, researchers, enterprises, and community partners. It aligns roles, funding pathways, and accountability so territorial agroecology can move from commitments to delivery.
Compact relationship diagram
Read left to right, then down. Public leadership and finance alignment enable territorial execution; field evidence then loops back into policy and investment decisions.
Policy and governance
National and territorial authorities set mandates, procurement logic, and governance guardrails.
Finance and enterprise
Investors and finance partners structure de-risking, blended pathways, and enterprise readiness.
Science and digital public infrastructure
Research, geospatial systems, and open data provide verification, monitoring, and interoperability.
Territorial delivery engine
Farmers, producer organizations, youth enterprises, nutrition actors, and civil society execute programs in real food systems.
Accountability loop
Implementation evidence and annual reporting feed back into policy refinement and investment allocation.
Priority tracks in the founding edition
01
Territorial agroecology implementation
Counties, municipalities, landscapes, communities, and local food systems are treated as the practical spaces where agroecology must be organized, financed, monitored, and scaled.
02
Investment-ready food systems transformation
The Compact ties territorial implementation to sustainable financial architectures, trusted data, enterprise development, blended finance, and public policy.
03
Food, nutrition, and youth enterprise pathways
Purpose areas named in the document include youth and women enterprise development, regenerative school meals, FoodFarmacy systems, and local enterprise growth.
04
Open data and accountability
The Compact positions open data, digital public infrastructure, trusted data governance, research, implementation learning, and annual accountability as core operating instruments.
Tier 01
Public leadership and territorial governance
These chambers carry policy legitimacy, territorial coordination, and the public authority needed to anchor implementation in real places.
National Government Institutions
County Governments and Territorial Authorities
Municipalities and Local Governments
AUDA-NEPAD / Continental and Regional Institutions
Tier 02
Finance, enterprise, and innovation systems
These chambers organize capital, enterprise pathways, and innovation pipelines so agroecology can scale beyond pilot logic.
FINAS Food Systems Finance Partners
Agroecology Transition Finance and Derisking Partners
Philanthropic and Development Partners
Scientific, Geospatial and Territorial Intelligence Systems Partners
Universities, Research and Academic Institutions
Private Sector, Industrialization and Enterprise Partners
Financial Institutions and Investment Partners
Youth Innovation, Incubation and Agripreneur Networks
Tier 03
Producers, nutrition, and civil society
These chambers ensure the compact remains rooted in farmers, food systems outcomes, health, and community participation rather than institutional abstraction.
Farmer, Producer and Cooperative Organizations
Food Systems, Nutrition, NCD Prevention and Territorial Health Partners
Civil Society, Agroecology Pavilion and Demonstration Partners
For policymakers
Institutional value proposition
Use the compact as a practical coordination framework to align county-national mandates, procurement pathways, open-data accountability, and cross-sector implementation roles.
- Policy coherence between agriculture, health, climate, and education.
- Territorial program design with measurable delivery accountability.
- Structured pathways for partner onboarding and chamber-based governance.
For investors
Capital deployment value proposition
The compact surfaces investable territorial pipelines by linking de-risking mechanisms, enterprise readiness, digital verification, and demand-led regenerative markets.
- Blended and transition finance pathways tied to field execution.
- Evidence-backed monitoring loops for risk and performance visibility.
- Access to coordinated implementation partners and public counterparts.
Move from summit momentum to funded territorial delivery.
FINAS 2026 closes with a clear invitation: join the Compact, take a defined role, and co-build implementation pipelines that can be financed, measured, and scaled across territories.
Authoritative signals
From local transformation to continental investment architectures.
Agroecology moved from scattered pilots to territorial systems.
Compact framed as a living implementation paradigm.