1. Programmatic approaches to agro-industry-led sustainable food systems development
David Neven
Senior Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2. The Anna Karenina Principle
Sustainable Food Systems Development
Access to physical inputs
Access to finance
Access to technical knowledge
Access to services
Access to markets
Scale
Access to risk management tools
Access to land
Business skills

3. Sustainable impact requires systems approaches
Holistic analysis
Systemic
Governance
Root causes
Leverage points
Integrated solutions
Behavioral change
Multi-lateral collaborations
Public private civil society
Inter-ministerial
Sustainability trade-offs
Organizational and
institutional innovation are key
Linking Smallholder farmers to markets
Access to physical inputs
Access to finance
Access to technical knowledge
Access to services
Access to markets
Scale
Access to risk management tools
Access to land
Business skills

4. The concept of sustainability…
ECONOMIC
IMPACTS
Profits
Jobs/incomes
Tax revenues
Food supply
Inclusive
growth
Green
growth
SOCIAL
IMPACTS
Added value
distribution
Cultural traditions
Nutrition and health
Workers rights
and safety
Animal welfare
Institutions
SFSD
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
Carbon footprint
Water footprint
Soil conservation
Animal & plant health
Food loss and waste
Biodiversity
Toxicity
Eco-
social
progress

5. SFS/VC Analytical framework
Regulatory change to improve food safety & natural resource use
SFS/VC
Analytical framework
International markets
Environmental
Natural
elements
National markets
Economic
Trade policies that
facilitate access to
key inputs and markets
Sustainability
Service
provision
Distribution
Societal
Schools and R&D organization that are market-driven
Socio-cultural
elements
Processing
Finance
Governance
Organizational
elements
Aggregation
Input
provision
Institutional
elements
Production
Trade agreements, MIS, trade preparedness, international standards for food safety, animal and plant health, policy, enforcement, policies, support services, BEE, FLW evidence base and policies, technology upgrading, public investment, PRAI responsible private investment, policy monitoring, policy impact assessments, evidence based policy dialogue
Core value chain
Infrastructural
elements
Legal changes
to facilitate contract farming
and cooperative formation
Extended value chain
Expansion of
the electric grid
National enabling environment
Loan guarantees
to facilitate new
finance products
Global enabling environment

6. Examples of Systemic Program Platforms
African Agribusiness Incubator Network (AAIN)
African (Accelerated) Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Initiative (3ADI)