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Financial imperatives to food system transformation

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Finance is a critical catalyst of food systems transformation. At the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit, the Financial Lever Group suggested five imperatives to tap into new financial resources while making better use of existing ones. These imperatives are yet to garner greater traction to instigate meaningful change.

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    Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla

  2. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC, USA

    Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Brian McNamara, Johan Swinnen & Rob Vos

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Diaz-Bonilla, E., McNamara, B., Swinnen, J. et al. Financial imperatives to food system transformation. Nat Food 4, 531–533 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00785-y

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