Pillar 03
Access to finance, markets, technology and research for farmers and food businesses.
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Why it matters
Most of the world's farms are small, and most smallholders still lack the finance, machinery and market access they need to grow. Resource Mobilization opens access to finance, markets, next-generation technologies and research for farmers and food businesses.
Our goal
Focus areas
Sources: FAO, 2021; FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO, SOFI 2026.
Case studies
Evidence from different countries and regions that our programmes build on.
Since 1999, Tamil Nadu's state-run farmers' markets let small producers sell directly to consumers, with no commission agents in between.
Outcome20% above wholesale prices for farmers, about 15% below retail for consumers; some 8,389 farmers sold daily across 151 markets.
About 270 million smallholder households need some USD 240 billion in finance. Formal and informal providers supply about USD 70 billion.
OutcomeUSD 170 billion a year left unmet: the gap our access-to-finance programme is built to narrow.
Programmes
Each programme is delivered with governments and national and regional partners through an agricultural public-private partnership.
Links between farmers, universities and research centres so that research reaches the field.
Explore →3.2Next-generation technologies for food and agriculture, from the T57 AI-native trade platform to drones, precision farming, smart irrigation and data.
Explore →3.3Co-investment, microfinance, subsidised loans and agricultural public-private partnerships.
Explore →3.4Direct channels to buyers through digital marketplaces, cooperatives and trade platforms such as T57.
Explore →Platforms in this pillar