Farmers Press for Direct Climate Finance as Smallholders Get 0.3% Share
COP 31 Side Events • United NationsNovember 13, 2026
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Family farmers' organizations used a COP31 side event on Nov. 13, 2026, to argue that money meant to help agriculture adapt to a hotter climate is not reaching the people who farm. Their case rested on one number: by their count, only about 0.3% of climate finance reaches small-scale farmers. Their proposed fix is to cut out the middlemen through direct-access funding and a dedicated, farmer-led fund.
- About 0.3% of climate finance reaches small-scale farmers, according to farmers' organizations
- ClimateFocus found only a quarter of 40 reviewed funding programs offer direct access
- Family Farmers for Climate Action calls for an umbrella farmer-led fund
- Vietnam, Brazil, Rockefeller Foundation and SEADRIF outlined other channels to reach farmers
The basics: "Money Where the Roots Are: Getting Climate Finance to Family Farmers' Organizations" was co-hosted by the Asian Farmers Association and Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. It was an informational session, and no votes or formal actions were taken.
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