- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Investing in the Agri-Food Transition: Climate-Aligned, Water-Resilient Strategies that Create Value for Investors and Nature https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313201?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313201?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313201?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Investing in the Agri-Food Transition: Climate-Aligned, Water-Resilient Strategies that Create Value for Investors and Nature&body=ESG News from NatureVest https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313201?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/categories/environment) # Investing in the Agri-Food Transition: Climate-Aligned, Water-Resilient Strategies that Create Value for Investors and Nature ##### By Cat Burns from The Nature Conservancy and Ari Swiller from RRG Capital Management May 7, 2026 9:55 AM ET ![Capinero](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Capinero.jpg "Capinero Creek recharge area. At this groundwater banking facility in California’s Central Valley, dedicated recharge areas allow water to percolate down into the aquifer — an on‑farm investment that boosts long‑term water security. © Justin Darnell / RRG Capital Management LLC") Capinero Creek recharge area. At this groundwater banking facility in California’s Central Valley, dedicated recharge areas allow water to percolate down into the aquifer — an on‑farm investment that boosts long‑term water security. © Justin Darnell / RRG Capital Management LLC ![Corylus lake and farm](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Corylus_sm_1.jpg "Corylus farm and lake. At this new hazelnut farm in Chile, climate‑aligned water management is supporting a more resilient landscape — productive agriculture and nature working side-by-side. © Juan Pablo Reyes / RRG Capital Management LLC") Corylus farm and lake. At this new hazelnut farm in Chile, climate‑aligned water management is supporting a more resilient landscape — productive agriculture and nature working side-by-side. © Juan Pablo Reyes / RRG Capital Management LLC ![heron on water](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Egret-RiverGardenFarms_sm.jpg "Healthy water systems support more than farms — they support wildlife. This egret is one of many utilizing temporary wetland habitat at this SWIF project along California’s Sacramento River. © Andrew Studer and Michael Shainblum / RRG Capital Management LLC") Healthy water systems support more than farms — they support wildlife. This egret is one of many utilizing temporary wetland habitat at this SWIF project along California’s Sacramento River. © Andrew Studer and Michael Shainblum / RRG Capital Management LLC ![Capinero](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Capinero.jpg?h=c673cd1c "Capinero Creek recharge area. At this groundwater banking facility in California’s Central Valley, dedicated recharge areas allow water to percolate down into the aquifer — an on‑farm investment that boosts long‑term water security. © Justin Darnell / RRG Capital Management LLC") ![Corylus lake and farm](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Corylus_sm_1.jpg?h=1c9b88c9 "Corylus farm and lake. At this new hazelnut farm in Chile, climate‑aligned water management is supporting a more resilient landscape — productive agriculture and nature working side-by-side. © Juan Pablo Reyes / RRG Capital Management LLC") ![heron on water](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Egret-RiverGardenFarms_sm.jpg?h=1c9b88c9 "Healthy water systems support more than farms — they support wildlife. This egret is one of many utilizing temporary wetland habitat at this SWIF project along California’s Sacramento River. © Andrew Studer and Michael Shainblum / RRG Capital Management LLC") What’s happening across the world’s premium food‑producing regions isn’t a gradual shift that investors and asset managers can afford to ignore. It’s an accelerating agri-food transition that is rewriting the sector’s fundamentals, from land quality to water security to market stability. Across geographies, converging signals highlight the need for an immediate shift toward agricultural markets aligned with thriving natural systems. This transition creates both urgent needs and exciting opportunities for private capital participation. It is increasingly understood that biodiversity loss is a [**systemic economic risk**](https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/new-report-signals-biodiversity-loss-poses-critical-risk-businesses-and-human-wellbeing) that is already disrupting supply chains and financial stability in the food system. [**More than half of global GDP rests on ecosystem services now in decline**](https://bankandfinance.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/251013-Bank-and-Finance-Biodiversity-Natural-Resources-and-Financial-Risks.pdf). News coverage from 2023-2025 highlighted volatile climate events that contributed to [**more than 140 instances of crop destruction**](https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extreme-weather/index.html) worldwide. In response, governments are making [**historic commitments to mobilize capital**](https://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/content/dam/sitebuilder/rxae/worldfutureenergysummit/docs/WFES-ADSW-Report-2025-Nature-and-Biodiversity.pdf.coredownload.504138509.pdf) to reverse biodiversity loss. This agri-food transition is not theoretical for those of us working inside it. Through the RRG Sustainable Water Impact Fund (SWIF, the Fund), a $1B diversified, non-concessionary real assets platform, we see daily how these realities are reshaping both agricultural and ecological systems and the capital flows that depend on them. Launched in 2019, SWIF is a collaboration between [**RRG Capital Management (RRG)**](https://rrgcapitalmanagement.com/) and [**The Nature Conservancy**](https://www.nature.org/en-us/) (TNC), spearheaded at TNC by its impact investing team, [**NatureVest**](https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/finance-investing/naturevest/). SWIF aims to demonstrate how private capital can be successfully deployed to better manage land and water for people and nature. SWIF uses a diversified strategy to create multi-layered value and measurable impact in premium agricultural regions by investing in business plans that aim to transition land and water assets from increasingly non-viable practices toward more resilient, water‑secure, climate‑adaptive uses. [**Read the full article** ](https://greenmoney.com/investing-in-the-agri-food-transition-climate-aligned-water-resilient-strategies-that-create-value-for-investors-and-nature/)to learn more about the realities reshaping high-value crop regions, and what designing and managing a fund for the Agri-food Transition looks like in practice. *This article was originally published by* [*GreenMoney*](https://www.greenmoney.com/) *in their May 2026 issue on 'Investing in Regenerative Ag and Food"* [![NatureVest logo](/sites/default/files/2026-04/TNC-Brand-NatureVestLogo-FullColorSmall.png)](/profiles/naturevest) ### More from NatureVest ###### [An Impact Model for Working Forests: Nature Finance in Action](/news/impact-model-working-forests-nature-finance-action) May 5, 2026 4:40 PM ET ###### [Pricing Water Risk and Scaling Climate Resilience](/news/pricing-water-risk-and-scaling-climate-resilience) Apr 1, 2026 4:15 PM ET ###### [Legal Insights for Climate Finance from NatureVest, TNC’s Impact Investing Team](/news/legal-insights-climate-finance-naturevest-tncs-impact-investing-team) Dec 8, 2025 10:00 AM ET ###### [The Nature Conservancy Names Jenny Liu as Managing Director of Corporate Engagement](/news/nature-conservancy-names-jenny-liu-managing-director-corporate-engagement) Dec 3, 2025 12:58 PM ET ###### [The Nature Conservancy’s NatureVest Appoints Dr. Catherine (Cat) Burns as Managing Director to Advance Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance](/news/nature-conservancys-naturevest-appoints-dr-catherine-cat-burns-managing-director-advance) Nov 20, 2025 10:10 AM ET ###### [Burning for the Bottom Line](/news/burning-bottom-line) Aug 21, 2025 8:00 AM ET ###### [Integrating Conservation Science Into Timberland Investment](/news/integrating-conservation-science-timberland-investment) Aug 20, 2025 2:45 PM ET ###### [The Growing Investment Opportunity in Agriculture](/news/growing-investment-opportunity-agriculture) Jun 16, 2025 11:00 AM ET