1. 1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Investment Days 17 December 2014 Plenary Panel Session: Looking Forward: The Role of FAO in Promoting Agricultural Investments Food for Thought Guy Evers

2. 2 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Future Challenges By 2050: Population from 7 to > 9 billionsPopulation from 7 to > 9 billions > 2/3 will be urban – 1/3 will be rural !> 2/3 will be urban – 1/3 will be rural ! 20 percent > 60 years20 percent > 60 years Food availabilityFood availability to grow by > 60 percentto grow by > 60 percent Change of food habits with more animal productsChange of food habits with more animal products

3. 3 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Future Challenges  Climate change, GHG emissions, etc.  Energy-Water-Food Nexus  Inputs availability  Need to do More with Less  Expect all new initiatives to become “SMART” !

4. 4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Financing Aid and Financing Architecture will change!  Relatively less ODA but more players;  More Government financing (less IDA countries!)  More Private Sector Investments (small, medium and large scale)  Increased role of CSOs and NGOs  Foundations  Migrations and Remittances

5. 5 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Future FAO Investment Support  No more demand for support in some 30 countries where TCI used to assist  Further reduction of countries requesting support? More support to others?  Increased focus on Africa?  Needs for conventional investment support?  More capacity development and facilitation?  More specialized investment support?

6. 6 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations CONCLUSION ? NEED FOR A NEW INITIATIVE FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS ? HOW ABOUT: “FAO SMART INVESTMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME… or Platform… or ?” ENJOY THE PANEL DISCUSSIONS !