From Seed to Scale: Turning Early Action into Lasting Impact for Food Systems Transformation
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27/05/2026
What does early-stage food systems transformation look like in practice? And how can catalytic investments help countries move from ambition to implementation?
A new publication from the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub and the Joint SDG Fund explores how 12 countries are building the foundations for long-term food systems transformation through the Seed Funding Track of the Food Systems Transformation Window.The report shows how targeted, time-bound investments helped governments strengthen policy frameworks, reinforce coordination systems, embed food systems priorities into national development and climate agendas, and pilot innovative solutions on the ground.
Across countries, Seed Joint Programmes supported:
- stronger governance and institutional coordination
- operational national food systems pathways
- financing and investment readiness
- locally driven innovations and market solutions
- early implementation models with potential to scale
Several countries, including Rwanda, Jordan, and Kenya, have already transitioned from Seed support into larger High Impact Track programmes, demonstrating how early catalytic action can unlock broader systemic transformation.
The publication also highlights the role of coordinated UN support, bringing together Resident Coordinators, UN agencies, governments, financial institutions, and local stakeholders around nationally led priorities.
