Hand-in-Hand Initiative Investment Forum 2025
Who we are
FAO's annual agrifood investment forum provides a platform for governments to present investment plans – developed through the HIH Initiative – to a global audience of agrifood investors, offering a unique opportunity for partnership building to accelerate agrifood systems transformation for the Sustainable Development Goals.
JOIN US FROM OCTOBER 14 to 17 2025 | FAO HEADQUARTERS - ROME, ITALY
Registration for the World Food Forum is required to attend the Investment Forum 2025.
Participating countries 2025
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Participating Regional Initiatives 2025
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National Governments
Kenya ‘s full interview at the Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum 2024
17/10/2024
In this video, Jonathan Mueke, the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Livestock of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development...
Investors
Full interview with Emmanuel Marchant (Danone)
12/03/2025
Mr. Emmanuel Marchant, Senior Vice President Sustainability Africa and GM Ecosystem Fund at Danone, shares his experience at the Hand-in-Hand...
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Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist, on the Hand-in-Hand Initiative Investment Forum 2025
03/06/2025
Dr. Maximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist
Paul Kiernan on the Hand-in-Hand Initiative Investment Forum 2025
23/05/2025
Mr. Paul Kiernan, HIH Investment Forum Coordinator 2025
Teaser to the Investment Forum 2025 | 14 to 17 October 2025
01/07/2025
Join us for the Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative Investment Forum 2025. This year’s forum will feature a series of high-impact investment case presentations, thematic sessions on agrifood priorities, and bilateral meetings designed to foster strategic partnerships.
Find out more about the Hand-in-Hand Initiative
FAO's Hand-in-Hand Initiative
21/12/2023
The Hand-in-Hand (HIH) Initiative supports the implementation of nationally led, ambitious programmes to accelerate agrifood systems transformations by eradicating poverty (SDG1), ending hunger and malnutrition (SDG2), and reducing inequalities (SDG10).