Lombard Asset Finance: A roadmap for financing a regenerative agricultural transition in England

We are already in the midst of a fundamental agricultural transition, with farmers across
the country facing unprecedented levels of change and uncertainty. Farming is operating
in a system vulnerable to shocks, stresses, supply chain disruptions and price pressures,
many of which are directly caused or made worse by climate change and the loss of
nature. In the meantime, the UK remains one of the most nature-depleted countries
globally, with nearly one in six species are threatened by extinction 1. The food system is
simply not working for people or planet.

Recent polling shows that the public want to see major changes to the ways in which we
produce food, in ways that protect, not harm our nature, but actions to make this a reality
are severely lagging 2. At the same time, the UK Government has rightly recognised the
pivotal role farming will play in meeting our climate and nature goals, while continuing
to produce the food we need for a healthy and nutritious diet. Addressing the nexus of
climate, nature and food together will be the “triple challenge” of the coming decade.

Read the full roadmap here