Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this Climate Rising episode in our series on climate resilience, Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO of Acumen shares how impact investing in agriculture is helping smallholder farmers build climate resilience. Jacqueline explains how Acumen uses blended capital, including philanthropic first-loss investments and commercial impact funding, to scale business models in underdeveloped markets where traditional investors hesitate. She also shares examples of companies solving food insecurity and extreme climate risks for smallholder farmers and discusses how a “post-aid” world demands new tools, structures, and partnerships for impact investing.
In this Climate Rising episode in our series on climate resilience, Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder & CEO of Acumen shares how impact investing in agriculture is helping smallholder farmers build climate resilience. Jacqueline explains how Acumen uses blended capital, including philanthropic first-loss investments and commercial impact funding, to scale business models in underdeveloped markets where traditional investors hesitate. She also shares examples of companies solving food insecurity and extreme climate risks for smallholder farmers and discusses how a “post-aid” world demands new tools, structures, and partnerships for impact investing.
