Under this project, the EBRD and FAO aim to support the identification of investment opportunities in climate-efficient agrifood systems infrastructure for selected value chains in Uzbekistan and along the Danube corridor, guiding agribusinesses operating in specific value chains, as well as other investors, in decisions they make related to climate-efficient infrastructure.
Under the ACES initiative, FAO and the EBRD are working to deepen understanding of the key environmental and climate challenges facing the global grains and oilseeds value chain, and to use these insights to help private sector companies, including current and prospective EBRD clients, identify key sustainability risks and opportunities and strengthen their approach to addressing them.
Under the ACES initiative, the EBRD and FAO will be working with olive oil sector stakeholders in the Mediterranean region to develop a comprehensive overview of environmental challenges along the entire value chain, from production to distribution. They will also examine available management technologies and management approaches available, with a focus on their technical and economic performance, as well as the barriers to their adoption in the SEMED context.
This page offers an overview of the workstreams under the EBRD-FAO Agrifood Climate and Environmental Sustainability (ACES) initiative.
This project supports the EBRD in strengthening its engagement in West Africa’s agrifood sector by identifying high potential investment opportunities across priority agrifood value chains. The assignment began in Nigeria, followed by Côte d’Ivoire, Benin and Senegal, and will expand later to Ghana.
As part of the ACES initiative, the EBRD and FAO will be working with the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Bursa to transform urban food systems through smarter logistics, sustainable practices and targeted investments – reducing congestion, emissions and food waste while strengthening resilient supply chains.
The EBRD-FAO Agrifood Sustainability and Innovation E-Dialogue Series, part of the ACES programme, promotes greener, resilient agrifood systems through innovation, investment and partnerships. It fosters dialogue on emerging technologies, sustainable value chains and financing models to scale climate-smart solutions. The series connects diverse stakeholders – investors, researchers, technology developers and policymakers – to advance innovations that reduce emissions, enhance resource efficiency and strengthen climate resilience of agrifood systems.
Developing and promoting a Geographical Indication (GI) for Türkiye’s Bursa black fig and peach can improve supply chain efficiencies and market access, particularly for small-scale producers, preserve agricultural biodiversity and protect the name from misuse. The EBRD and FAO worked with local stakeholders to define codes of practice for each fruit and successfully register the GIs at national and European Union level.
Serbia and Uzbekistan are stepping up action to meet global climate change agreements including in their agrifood sectors through decarbonization, adaptation to future climate scenarios and through greater private sector investment and engagement.
The Water-Energy-Land Nexus is a concept highlighting the interdependence of water, energy and land, applied in this Programme to the agrifood sector. These relationships in the agrifood sector are complicated, necessitating a comprehensive approach to finding solutions for the optimal utilization of these vital resources across the water, energy and food & land nexus.
