Issue Deep Dive: Sweden/Agriculture

The Donor Tracker uses the latest official DAC OECD data for our analyses. The latest full set of data available is 2023.

ODA Spending

How much ODA does Sweden allocate to agriculture?

Sida’s support for small-scale farming is prioritized as it provides people with livelihoods and contributes to local production. Sida contributes to food security through programs and projects in:

Economic development;
Climate and environment;
Health, peaceful and inclusive societies; and
Humanitarian aid.

How is Swedish agricultural ODA changing?

Sweden’s agricultural ODA in 2020 was most likely an overestimation due to the full inclusion of Sweden’s multi-year contribution ( US$869 million) to GCF, part of which ( US$241 million) was imputed to the agricultural sector, and therefore resulting in a sharp increase in Swedish multilateral ODA to the sector.

How is Swedish agricultural ODA allocated?

Bilateral Spending

Multilateral Spending and Commitments

In total, US$155 million, or 51% of Sweden’s agriculture ODA, was channeled as core contributions to multilateral organizations. Key multilateral partners include EU institutions, the World Bank’s IDA, ADF, and the Adaptation Fund. In 2023, a prominent new partner was the GEF Trust Fund.

Sweden also supports CGIAR, the largest recipient in the Sida's agriculture research portfolio. In a 2019 commitment framework, Sida set funding levels for CGIAR 2019-2022 at US$50 million as unrestricted support to the fund’s portfolio window, US$2 million for the CGIAR research program on water, land, and ecosystems, and US$1.6 million for the program on small-scale fishing.

The table below summarizes Sweden’s more recent commitments to multilaterals working on agricultural development. Some of these commitments are considered core funding to multilaterals while others will be earmarked funding through multilaterals from Sweden.