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?

Agriculture and rural development are not key development priorities for Sweden. Sweden’s funding to agriculture massively decreased in 2022, by about 59%, compared to 2020. In 2023, it returned to near 2019 levels.

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

Sweden has consistently prioritized "Agricultural development" in its ODA, which represented 27.4% of agricultural ODA in 2023.

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.

Funding and Policy Outlook

What is the current Swedish government's outlook on agricultural ODA?

Agriculture and rural development are not key development priorities for Sweden. With Swedish ODA fixed from 2023 through 2026, agricultural ODA is likely to hover at a steady level.

Key Bodies