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Sustainable Food and Agriculture

We aim to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food and agricultural system that produces healthy food for all, while respecting the limits of our planet and paying farmers fairly.

Today's global challenges

Our current food and agriculture systems exceed planetary boundaries. They deplete soils, contribute to climate change through relatively high greenhouse gas emissions, cause a decrease in biodiversity, contribute to malnutrition and support inequality due to power concentration.

Agriculture must work with nature rather than against it. At the same time, a balanced and resilient food system should promote healthy diets and deliver fair pay for farmers. This will require a thorough redesign, a renewed connection between consumers and the food they eat and a revaluation of our food and ecosystems.

Triodos' conceptual model of sustainable food systems

This holistic view forms the base of our investment strategy and is further explained in the Triodos Bank’s vision paper on food and agriculture systems ‘Towards ecologically and socially resilient food and agriculture systems’ (PDF).

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Adam Kybird

Fund manager a.i. Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund

Adam Kybrid is a seasoned investment professional with 16 years of experience. He joined Triodos Investment Management in June 2020 from the Young Foundation where he led venture investments in education.

Prior to that he worked in Bridges Fund Management, KPMG Strategy Group and at the Clinton Foundation- HIV/AIDS Initiative in Liberia and Indonesia. Adam holds a master in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the university of Oxford and a Corporate Finance post-master from the London Business School.

Katie Brokman

Investment Manager

Katie Brokmann joined the Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund investment team in May 2017 after having worked as an investment analyst at SHIFT Invest, a venture capital firm investing in sustainable food & agriculture start-ups. Katie has a Bachelor degree in Economics from the University of Amsterdam and a Master in International Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Joke van der Ven

Senior Investment Manager Food and Agri in emerging markets

Joke van der Ven joined Triodos Investment Management in 2006 to manage the financial inclusion portfolio in Latin America. In 2012 she moved to the Food and Agri team to further develop the trade finance portfolio and direct investments in private and cooperative SMEs in Latin America, (Central) Asia and Africa.

Nelleke Veenstra

Senior Investment Manager Food and Agri in emerging markets

Nelleke Veenstra joined Triodos Investment Management in 1998 and worked her way through the Emerging Markets department in a variety of positions and geographic focus areas. In 2008 she switched from the Financial Inclusion investment team to the Food and Agri team, where she has been responsible for developing the trade finance and agri portfolio in Latin America, (Central) Asia and Africa.

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Sustainable Food and Agriculture

How do we invest for impact in Sustainable Food and Agriculture?

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Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund

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Adam Kybird

Katie Brokman

Joke van der Ven

Nelleke Veenstra

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