Closing the smallholder regenerative agriculture finance gap requires more than new capital. It requires practical, investable pathways aligned with local realities and needs.
That's the focus of AMEA's next Environmental Dialogue Series webinar, co-organised with Cash Coalition, taking place on 13th August 2026 (7am PT / 10am EST / 5pm EAT).
We will examine how agri-SMEs and cooperatives can serve as the critical bridge between smallholder communities and climate funders, and how standards-aligned business development services (BDS) can support agri-SMEs in their work to deliver environmental outcomes at scale.
This conversation sits squarely within AMEA's mission: transforming the systems that support farmer organisations and agri-SMEs to create value for farmers. As climate finance grows in scale and ambition, the organisations best positioned to translate that capital into real outcomes on the ground are the professionalised, standards-aligned agri-SMEs and farmer organisations at the centre of AMEA's network.
Speakers & Panelists
Event Facilitator
Panelists
Elizabeth Teague
Senior Director, Climate Resilience
Root Capital
Alvin Otim
Technical Assistance Lead
One Acre Ventures
Rose Ochieng
Head of Advisory for Africa
Root Capital
Closing Remarks
Tracy Bain
Executive Director, Climate Action for Smallholders Coalition
Cash Coalition
Register to join the converstation
Together, this panel brings perspectives from across the climate finance and agri-SME ecosystem, offering a grounded, practitioner-led view of what it actually takes to close the finance gap for smallholder regenerative agriculture.
13th August, 2026
7am PT / 10am EST / 5pm EAT