This summary report provides insights for investors from the work of the Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme on investment opportunities and enabling policies for tackling climate change and its impacts in African and Asian agriculture.

This advisory support includes appraising potential adaptation strategies and climate-smart technologies that can enhance adaptive capacities at the business level which will also improve both the investment readiness of agribusinesses and addresses their vulnerabilities to climate and environment risks.

Agriculture is the sector most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Yet globally, it is also one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for more than a fifth of all GHG emissions globally, and the greatest driver of biodiversity loss and destruction of natural habitats. Climate-aligned investments in agribusinesses therefore need to build the resilience of enterprises to climate hazards and ensure that investment portfolios are low-carbon, while also understanding how naturebased solutions (NbS) can help preserve the value of investments in the agriculture sector and the natural capital upon which they depend.