- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Investing in the Agri-Food Transition https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313046?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313046?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313046?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Investing in the Agri-Food Transition&body=ESG News from GreenMoney Journal https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1313046?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Socially Responsible Investing](/categories/socially-responsible-investing) # Investing in the Agri-Food Transition ##### Climate-aligned, water-resilient strategies that create value for investors and nature May 6, 2026 8:00 AM ET ![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/TopImage-2.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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Photo-2-Capinero-Creek-2-1024x683.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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Photo-1-Corylus-Farm-2.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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/TopImage-2.jpg?h=10d202d3) ![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Photo-2-Capinero-Creek-2-1024x683.jpg?h=199d8c1f) ![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Photo-1-Corylus-Farm-2.jpg?h=10d202d3) By Cat Burns of NatureVest at TNC and Ari Swiller of RRG Capital Mgmt. 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*** 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. News coverage from 2023-2025 highlighted volatile climate events that contributed to more than 140 instances of crop destruction worldwide. In response, governments are making historic commitments to mobilize capital 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), 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) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), spearheaded at TNC by its impact investing team, NatureVest. SWIF aims to demonstrate how private capital can be successfully deployed to better manage land and water for people and nature. **Read the very informative article here**- ======= [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/GreenMoney-30thLogo.png)](/profiles/greenmoney-journal) ### More from GreenMoney Journal ###### [The Capital Farmers Actually Need](/news/capital-farmers-actually-need) May 4, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Why a Perpetual Purpose Trust Model Works for Sustainable Investing Firms](/news/why-perpetual-purpose-trust-model-works-sustainable-investing-firms) Apr 15, 2026 11:50 AM ET ###### [Guiding Customers on Their Net Zero Banking Path](/news/guiding-customers-their-net-zero-banking-path) Apr 13, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Sheconomy: What Happens When Women’s Financial Power Shapes the Economy ](/news/sheconomy-what-happens-when-womens-financial-power-shapes-the-economy) Mar 23, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [How the Cuban Missile Crisis Sparked a Career in Sustainable Investing: A Conversation With Cheryl Smith](/news/how-cuban-missile-crisis-sparked-career-sustainable-investing-conversation-cheryl-smith) Mar 18, 2026 1:30 PM ET ###### [Powering the Future: Investing in Grid Infrastructure](/news/powering-future-investing-grid-infrastructure) Feb 26, 2026 8:00 AM ET ###### [A Wealth of Uncertainty: Climate Change and Our Financial Well-Being](/news/wealth-uncertainty-climate-change-and-our-financial-well-being) Feb 24, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [A Just and Sustainable Built Environment ](/news/just-and-sustainable-built-environment) Feb 11, 2026 8:00 AM ET