Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU)

Kenya grows enough food to feed its population — yet one in four people remains food insecure. The problem isn’t production. The problem is loss. And nowhere is that clearer than in Nyandarua County. Despite being one of Kenya’s largest producers of milk, potatoes and vegetables, Nyandarua loses 15–40% of its harvest before it reaches the market. Farmers lose income. Consumers lose nutrition. The county loses billions. To break this cycle, Nyandarua and its partners, including the FOLU Kenya Platform, WRI Africa , DanChurchAid Kenya , Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) , the Kenya Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, universities and cooperatives co‑created a five-year FLW Reduction Action Plan grounded in data, collaboration and community realities. On behalf of the governor, Hon. Francis Miring’u stated a very powerful statement at the launch event: “Today, we stop watching our wealth rot. Today, we start building the Nyandarua our farmers deserve.” If even half the losses are prevented, KES 4 billion can be redirected back into Nyandarua’s economy, enough to improve incomes, reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience. 👉 Read the full Story of Transformation: https://bit.ly/3Q2dDBk 👉 Explore the hub: https://bit.ly/4bMXpmR #FLW #Kenya #FoodSystems #FOLU #StoriesOfTransformation

Join us for an in-depth roundtable discussion on 20 November for the RAIZ service offering and explore how this accelerator can catalyze investment in farmland restoration to strengthen food security, improve farmer livelihoods, drive climate mitigation and adaptation, protect biodiversity, and prevent desertification. RAIZ is designed to bring together governments and investors to unlock financing for farmland restoration globally. If you’re at COP30, please join us for the event: From Millions to Billions: Scaling Finance for Farmland Restoration via RAIZ FAO COP30 Brazil Ministerio da Agricultura G20 Global Land Initiative Green Climate Fund The World Bank CGIAR Climate Policy Initiative Ambition Loop Restor Institute for Climate and Society Agroicone. #RAIZAccelerator #Invest4Restoration #COP30 #FOLUatCOP30

If you are going to be in Belem on the 19th of November then join us at COP30 for the official launch of RAIZ — Resilient Agriculture Investment for Net Zero Land Degradation This Ministerial Event will bring together ministers, investors, and technical leaders to discuss how to scale restoration finance and investment in regenerative agriculture. As over one billion hectares of farmland remains degraded, the need to invest in soil health, productivity, and resilience has never been more urgent. RAIZ offers a pathway to align climate action, food security, and biodiversity protection — with countries leading and finance flowing to where it matters most. The accelerator will be hosted by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) under the FAO FAST Partnership, with the collaboration of the UNCCD G20 Global Land Initiative, and the Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) in partnership with the Action Agenda for Regenerative Landscapes. The initiative is supported by technical partners such as the Green Climate Fund, The World Bank, CGIAR, the Climate Policy Initiative, Ambition Loop, Restor, Institute for Climate and Society and Agroicone. Join us in the Blue Zone on the 19th to learn more! https://lnkd.in/exD_FAkQ #RAIZAccelerator #Invest4Restoration #COP30 #FOLUatCOP30

Join us online on the 4th of December for a dynamic panel discussion and live Q&A featuring voices from across geographies and sectors.

Join FOLU for our public consultation on Re-WIRE: an analytical framework designed to help the private sector strengthen efforts to transition agricultural value chains to become more sustainable and resilient.

Excited to hear from leaders and food systems experts like Marcelo Behar, Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir CMG, Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Clement Metivier, Andrea Porro, Sami Sternberg, Henry Webber, Emma Williams, Alessia Mortara, Lasse Bruun and Oliver Camp. Then join us for a strategic dialogue on the COP30 food systems agenda — hosted by FOLU, United Nations Foundation and Climate High-Level Champions. Register now to be part of the conversation: https://bit.ly/4hfKFaR #COP30 #FoodSystems #ClimateAction #FOLU