CRS Agricultural Livelihoods Towards Impact Investment CRS Agricultural Livelihoods Towards Impact Investment Shaun Ferris Catholic Relief Services Shaun Ferris Catholic Relief Services Rome, 17 th June, 2014

CRS Agricultural Livelihoods projects in 44 countries $152 m invested in smallholder agriculture 5 million farm family clients Over 100 in-country implementing partners

Pathway to Prosperity Supporting Vulnerable Communities 65% 25% 5% Pathway to Prosperity

Highly vulnerable Vulnerable but viable RECOVER BUILD GROW Resilient and empowered Increasing HH resilience Increasing market performance Consistent market sales Infrequent market sales Occasional market sales REBOUND Pathway to Prosperity ASSETS SKILLS SERVICES RESILIENCE Market Pull Market Push

The community shock 1. Disaster Risk Reduction Building Resilient Pathways to Prosperity Consistent market sales Highly vulnerable Vulnerable but Viable Blended Capital funding Private capital Resilient and empowered Increasing HH resilience Increasing market performance Infrequent market sales Occasional market sales Transition Grant Funding Emergency Grant Funds Emergency Funds Resilience Programming $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$

RECOVER Highly vulnerable Vulnerabl e but Viable RECOVER BUILD GROW Entrepreneurial & thriving Increasing HH resilience Increasing market performance Consistent market sales Infrequent market sales Occasional market sales REBOUND Pathway to Prosperity

Scaled of results - Cassava seeds delivery $20M to reach 1.2 million beneficiaries

Working at Scale across Scale levels 1M + 100,000’s 10,000’s 1,000’s Health Natural Resource Management Livelihoods Value chains Early Warning/ DRR/ CCA Connectedness Community Districts Households National Clients

BUILD Highly vulnerable Vulnerabl e but Viable RECOVER BUILD GROW Entrepreneurial & thriving Increasing HH resilience Increasing market performance Consistent market sales Infrequent market sales Occasional market sales REBOUND Pathway to Prosperity

Metrics - Technology DATA Partners Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Portfolio Management Data Warehouse Farmer Tools Analytics / Data Sharing Open Data Biz planner e-learning Digital forms Mapping

Digital systems to measure across projects Data standards

The PSP Model Private sector service provision

Progression of free based Service Products Savings and Loans Financial education Marketing basics Business planning Loans Lease Insurance Skills acquisition Productive Consumers

Unexpected trends…. from free to fees

GROW Highly vulnerable Vulnerabl e but Viable RECOVER BUILD GROW Entrepreneurial & thriving Increasing HH resilience Increasing market performance Consistent market sales Infrequent market sales Occasional market sales REBOUND Pathway to Prosperity

16 Business Model for Bean Exports Ethiopia Traders technical assistance inputs financing Service providers Farmers Cooperative unions ACOS – Ethiopia (exporter) ACOS-Italy trader Premier Foods Technical / trade facilitation

Impact Investment issues Gains and Challenges II brings the discipline of the marketplace Offers new sources of capital Shift beyond the project cycle Scaled and sustainable intervention Align goals between partners and sectors Sustained scaling is a challenge Charitable orgs struggle with revenue and profits Need better metrics and data systems Require donors to adapt contract /grant options Will require new skills mix, new partnerships