By David Bennell, Managing Director of Investor Relations
Resilience in Agriculture Lending & Insurance Coalition (RALIC)
By Tina Owens, Regenerative Agriculture Systems and Investment
Developing Precedent for Food Systems Investing
By Tim Crosby, TIFS Chair and Co-Founder
Beyond the Rainbow: Rethinking Financial Architecture for Regenerative Agriculture
Executive Summary The global food system stands at a critical juncture. While venture capital chases “unicorn” returns in food delivery apps and other peripheral innovations, the fundamental infrastructure needed to … Read More
What’s the Relationship between Food Systems Investing and Natural Capital?
Investing in food systems involves allocating capital from public stock markets, private equity, venture capital, debt, philanthropy, and/or government finance into businesses, assets, or enablers that make up the food … Read More
Natural Capital and Food Systems
What is Natural Capital Natural capital refers to the world’s stocks of natural assets including air, water, soil, minerals, and biodiversity on which the global economy depends and that enables … Read More
TIFS’ 2024 Impact: Accelerating Momentum
Since our launch in 2020, Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) advocates for financial and business innovations that benefit farmers and nature. Using a food systems approach, we support investments … Read More
Investing in the Missing Middle of Seaweed Aquaculture
In considering the future of regenerative food and agriculture systems, a massive portion of our planetary systems – roughly 70 percent of it, in fact – is drastically underrepresented. That … Read More
Financing for Regenerative Agriculture
In June 2024, Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) published Financing for Regenerative Agriculture, alongside Pollination and The Rockefeller Foundation. Geared toward investors with access to large-scale capital and an … Read More
Financing Frontiers in Food: Unlocking Capital for Regenerative Food Systems Transformation
To empower collective ambitions and accelerate the maturation of regenerative agriculture finance markets – the financial sector needs examples of financing structures that contribute to regenerative transitions at scale. In … Read More
The Missing Middle of Blue Foods
Introduction Transformational Investing in Food Systems (TIFS) works to seed and scale regenerative innovations by unlocking access to integrated capital and growing the field of systemic investing. Effective food systems … Read More
TIFS Supports Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) with Funder/Investor Event
On Monday, 11 December, COMACO and their network of funders and investors discussed the company’s tremendous progress in Zambia, where they are improving livelihoods for more than 300,000 farmers, enhancing … Read More

