Sustainable Agriculture
Global population growth and improved economic conditions create increasing demand for food and agricultural raw materials. At the same time, agricultural activities are one of the most significant sources of carbon emissions and water use, and climate change is set to have severe impacts on food production and nutrition across the globe.
CPI research identifies pathways to implement more productive and climate-resilient agricultural practices that incorporate low emission standards and sustainable agriculture techniques. The research, analysis, and business models we develop support the scaling of sustainable agriculture practices worldwide.
We promote partnerships with public and private entities to develop financial mechanisms to fund the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices as well as work directly with policymakers in the design of more effective policies to spur sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.
Featured work
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Landscape of Climate Finance for Land Use in Brazil
CPI/PUC-Rio conducted an unprecedented tracking exercise to quantify the climate-aligned financial flows directed to land use in Brazil.
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Brazilian Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Policies: Towards Just Transition
This study presents a policy map for climate mitigation and adaptation in Brazilian agriculture, identifying the government agencies responsible for implementation and the presence of elements of social and economic justice within each policy.
Latest work
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International Climate Finance Tracking for Brazil
New study from CPI/PUC-RIO analyzes and tracks international climate finance in Brazil between 2021 and 2022, compared to figures from 2019 and 2020.
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Interactive International Climate Finance Tracking for Brazil
New study from CPI/PUC-RIO analyzes and tracks international climate finance in Brazil between 2021 and 2022, compared to figures from 2019 and 2020.
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Climate Finance Roadmap for Livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean
The pilot of CPI’s climate finance roadmaps framework focuses on livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a sector responsible for over half of GHG emissions and millions of livelihoods in the region.
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Blended Finance Playbook for Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems
Building on field evidence and expert insights, this playbook is designed to support concessional investors to strategically and effectively invest in climate-smart agrifood systems.
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Landscape of Climate Finance for Agrifood Systems 2025
Investing in sustainable agrifood systems is critical to achieving multiple sustainable developmental goals (SDGs). This report analyzes climate finance going to global agrifood systems in 2021/22, tracking flows across climate uses, financial sources, sectors, regions, and instruments.
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Sustainable Finance Flows to India’s Agriculture Sector
This report introduces a comprehensive sustainable agriculture framework developed using a value-chain approach to analyze relevant sectors, activities, policies, and key initiatives. It provides a detailed examination of financial flows in the agriculture sector during FY1 2020–21 and FY 2021-22, offering insights into public and private finance sources, intermediaries, and end-use activities across the entire agriculture value chain.
