SEFAA Agribusiness Investment for Smallholder Farmer-Focused Enterprises

Overview SEFAA provides flexible investment for agri-food enterprises across Africa that create measurable benefits for smallholder farmers. The fund supports businesses across the agricultural value chain, including agro-dealers, input providers, processors, equipment suppliers, agri-tech companies, logistics providers and intermediaries addressing productivity, market access and finance gaps. Financing may be structured as loans, equity or quasi-equity in local currency, USD or EUR, with ticket sizes from US$300,000 to US$2.4 million considered case by case. Who this is for Registered African agri-food enterprises and agri-tech businesses that benefit smallholder farmers Organizer Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA) Format and location Type: funding. Location/format: Africa. Application timing SEFAA accepts investment enquiries on an ongoing basis.

Eligibility Businesses should be formally registered, operate in one or more SEFAA target countries, have at least two years of relevant market operations, have completed proof of concept, and be profitable or have a credible path to cashflow breakeven and profitability. Applicants must comply with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, anti-money laundering rules and anti-corruption policies, and must demonstrate sustainable benefits for smallholder farmers.