Upcoming Events
Date: March 24, 2026 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CET/3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CAT | Location: Online Webinar
Atlas and Convergence invite you to join this webinar exploring how credit guarantees are being used within blended finance structures to de-risk agricultural investments and mobilize private capital. The session will highlight practical use cases, key design considerations, and the role of public and development actors in making agricultural finance more bankable.
Credit guarantees are a powerful tool for unlocking finance in the agriculture sector. They can lower and/or transfer risk and improve bankability. This is especially relevant in the context of Africa where the sector is chronically under financed despite employing ~70% of the continent’s workforce.
Recent Events
Roundtable | Solution Pathways to Scale Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
8th Edition of the Paris Peace Forum
Date: October 30, 2025 | Location: Musée de l’Homme, 17 place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris
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Policy framing brief + key takeaways
High-level Panel | Food Security in Turbulent Times: Trade, Sovereignty, and the Global Supply Squeeze
8th Edition of the Paris Peace Forum
Date: October 29, 2025 | Location: Musée de l’Homme, 17 place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris
Side event | Broadening Access to Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Scaling Innovation through South-South Cooperation
8th Edition of the Paris Peace Forum
Date: October 28, 2025 | Location: UM6P Global Hubs France, 19 Rue de l’Amiral Hamelin, 75116 Paris
Roundtable | Scaling Blended Finance for Africa’s Afri-Food Systems Transformation
New York Climate Week
Date: September 25, 2025 | Location: BCG Office, 10 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
Empowering African farmers through a shared vision for sustainable agriculture and customized support
African Food Systems Forum
Date: September 2, 2025 | Location: Dakar (Sénégal)
Private Capital at the Table: Financing the Future of African Food Systems
African Food Systems Forum
Date: September 2, 2025 | Location: Dakar (Sénégal)
Catalyzing Finance for Agrifood Systems in Africa
4th International Conference on Financing for Development
Date: July 1, 2025 | Location: FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre
Paris Peace Forum - 8th Edition
Past Events
Implementing Africa’s Agricultural Transformation for Food and Climate Security
Date: June 3, 2025 | Location: Palais des Congrès, Marrakech, Morocco, Room Karam
Funding Africa’s Agricultural Transformation
Date: April 27, 2025 | Location: University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) Campus, Benguerir, Morocco
Unlocking Development Finance to Transition African Agri-food systems
Date: February 26, 2025 | Location: Foyer Auditorium 1 (Level 1 of the Cape Town International Convention Centre 1)
ATLAS x World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos
Paris Peace Forum - 7th Edition
11 November Panel: Unlocking African Agriculture
ATLAS was proud to co-organise a pivotal side event at the 52nd Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in Rome, titled “The International Financial Architecture – Improving Collaboration and Scale to Bridge the Funding Gap for Sustainable Food Systems and Family Farmers.”
The event brought together key voices from organizations including the World Bank, IFAD, and the Africa-Europe Foundation to discuss how innovative financing models, strategic partnerships, and enhanced data collection can address critical funding gaps, especially for smallholder farmers in Africa.
A highlight of the discussion was the upcoming launch of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the G20 Summit, emphasizing political will and coordinated financial resources to combat hunger. The panel also showcased cutting-edge tools like IFAD’s 3FS, designed to track financial commitments, and new initiatives in agritech and fintech that aim to provide small farmers better access to finance and data-driven solutions.
ATLAS remains dedicated to advancing these efforts through collaboration, ensuring the sustainable development of food systems globally.
This side event was co-organized by ECDPM 🌍, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), Brazil🇧🇷, The World Bank, Paris Peace Forum, AGRA, the Africa-Europe Foundation , UM6P – University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, World Rural Forum, and the IUCN
The launch of Atlas, Paris Peace Forum Spring Meeting 2024