Millions of small and large businesses interact to transform agricultural inputs into the food we consume each day. Agrifood value chains involve a wide range of business interests, including suppliers, farmers, logistics companies, manufacturers and processors, retailers, caterers, financial services, and researchers. Harnessing the collective interest and input of this diverse private sector will be critical to achieving a lasting impact at global scale in climate-smart agriculture and food

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... stems. Large companies with an international reach are leading the way on partnerships for large-scale action on climate risks. Central to this global effort is the Climate-Smart Agriculture initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). WBCSD is a membership organization of companies organized into 70 national councils across the world, working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. The Climate-Smart Agriculture initiative involves self-selected WBCSD member companies that are active in agrifood, in all continents, with a focus on Brazil, Ghana, India, Southeast Asia, and the United States of America. Successes in these places, which are called the 'road-test countries', may be scaled up in future.