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10 April 2018
AgDevCo invests a further $2.3m into SFEL

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a further investment of US$2.3m into SFEL. 

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27 March 2018
Gender Flyer for Agribusinesses

Agribusinesses can realise their full potential by creating new opportunities for women. This compact flyer highlights the gender business case for agribusinesses. 

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27 March 2018
Gender Lens Investing: The Case For Empowering Women

In this report, we share research-based insights and practical findings from our gender research for the benefit of the wider investment community, including investors who are interested in ESG issues in general, as well as those operating in the agriculture sector of sub-Saharan Africa.

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26 March 2018
Case Study: Investments in Phata, Malawi

Case study demonstrating a successful cooperative model in Malawi.

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26 February 2018
Case Study: Risk Capital Recouped and Reinvested

Phata successfully paid back its development loan, two years early. An achievement in its own right – especially for a newly formed co-operative – this was more impressive given that southern Malawi has been hit hard by drought, floods and power shortages in recent years.

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25 February 2018
Case Study: The Pick of the Crop

Northern Zambia has scant formal infrastructure and employment, and is highly dependent on rain-fed agriculture, despite being naturally rich in water. Until now, Zambia has also been 100% reliant on imported seed potatoes, an economically important food crop.

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20 February 2018
Case Study: The Gender Challenge

Along with success comes challenges. Traditionally perceived as a ‘women’s crop’, groundnuts were predominantly grown for home consumption and rarely attracted male farmers in Zambia.

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19 February 2018
Case Study: Local Supplier Turned International Exporter

Inspired by the success of another AgDevCo investment, and following a $3.9 million debt and equity investment from AgDevCo, Westfalia Fruto established a commercial avocado plantation in central Mozambique, becoming the country’s first large-scale avocado exporter.

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12 February 2018
Case Study: From Unused Land to Nation's Largest Food Hub

AgDevCo’s initial $6.3 million investment in this flagship project in Ghana is expected to catalyse millions of dollars of private investment to help make the Babator irrigation scheme the country’s largest irrigated food hub. 

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12 February 2018
Case Study: From Cold Chains to Retail Chains

Investment in a sophisticated cold chain has moved EA fruits in Tanzania one step closer towards realising its longer-term aim of working with supermarkets and larger retailers. The business can now meet the requirements for the consistent quality and quantity of produce associated with formal supply contracts.  

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12 February 2018
Case Study: Brewing up a Successful Agribusiness

Through ECA in central Mozambique, thousands of smallholder farmers have been connected to commercial buyers, who offer stable pricing and volumes in return for improved grain quality and service. The ECA model has proved its commercial worth and potential to be replicated elsewhere.

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30 January 2018
AgDevCo SDU Gender Case Study December 2017

Read how AgDevCo's SDU showcases best practices to promote women’s economic empowerment in outgrower schemes.

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