Vasudha Dialogue Delhi: Catalysing Blended Finance for Climate Resilient Agriculture
Climate-resilient agriculture is becoming increasingly important for India's food security, rural livelihoods and long-term development. Across the country, farmers, entrepreneurs and local innovators are developing practical solutions to rising heat, water stress, erratic rainfall, soil degradation and livelihood risks. These include regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, resilient seed systems, water stewardship, distributed renewable energy and soil restoration.
Yet many promising solutions remain underfinanced. Conventional investment models often struggle to support innovations that require patient capital, generate long-term resilience and work closely with farmers and rural communities.
"Vasudha" means "Earth" in Sanskrit, reflecting a vision of climate action rooted in people, place and planet.
The Vasudha Dialogue Delhi brings together climate-resilient agriculture enterprises, funders, investors, philanthropies, family offices, policymakers, researchers, blended finance practitioners and ecosystem builders to explore how blended finance can help scale solutions that strengthen livelihoods, resilience and food systems.
Through founder stories, investor perspectives and collaborative discussions, participants will explore financing gaps, investment readiness, risk-sharing mechanisms, patient and catalytic capital, technical assistance and pathways for moving promising solutions from early-stage pilots to scale.
What to Expect
The morning will bring together stories, dialogue and relationship-building around climate-resilient agriculture and blended finance.
• Perspectives from enterprises, investors, funders, policymakers and ecosystem leaders
• Facilitated discussions on blended finance models for climate-resilient agriculture
• Interactive conversations on investment readiness, patient capital, risk-sharing, technical assistance and pathways to scale
• Exploration of financing gaps and opportunities across agriculture, farmer livelihoods, water, soil health and rural resilience
• Breakfast and networking with climate-resilient agriculture enterprises, funders, investors, policymakers, researchers and ecosystem builders
The Vasudha Dialogue Series
Vasudha Dialogue is a global conversation platform convened by EarthON Foundation to bring together leaders working across climate, finance, policy, enterprise and community action.
Previous dialogues have taken place in Mumbai, New York, Belém, London and Singapore, convening more than 110 participants from philanthropy, finance, entrepreneurship, policy and ecosystem organisations. Each dialogue explores a distinct climate and finance challenge while building practical collaboration across sectors.
The Delhi dialogue continues this journey with a focus on how blended finance can help scale climate-resilient agriculture solutions in India.
Ecosystem Partners
Consortium for Agroecological Transformations | Energiva Ventures | Villgro Philippines
Expected Output
Insights from the dialogue will contribute to a short action agenda capturing key financing gaps, promising blended finance approaches and practical next steps for advancing climate-resilient agriculture in India. The outcomes will be shared with participants and will inform the broader Vasudha Dialogue series.