We invest social venture capital to develop sustainable agribusinesses in Africa that deliver transformational benefits for rural communities.
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AgDevCo secures $90m of DFI funding to further invest in African agribusinesses to deliver jobs, incomes, and food. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3BOUN5v
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce a $10m investment into Tropo Farms to expand sustainable tilapia fish production in Ghana. Read the press release here: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo retweeted
4 Sep 2024
Listen to @Lord_Collins give his keynote speech at #AFSForum2024 👇
£25m of 🇬🇧 funding will help @AgDevCo scale up small and medium sized agri-businesses = a real impact on food security, jobs, and nutrition across 🇷🇼 and Africa!
4 Sep 2024
Delighted to speak at the #AFSFORUM2024 in Kigali, organised by @Agnes_Kalibata.
The UK is working closely with African partners to improve Africa’s food systems and tackle food insecurity.
Through AgDevCo, we are enabling the growth of agribusinesses across the continent. ⬇️
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AgDevCo is very pleased to announce £25m of funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) to establish AgDevCo Ventures, a new investment strategy in the group. Read the press release here: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce an investment partnership for citrus and avocado with the impressive @ZZ2Farming and @Mahela_Group in South Africa. Read the press release here: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo’s investees are generating incomes of $500m per year for rural households, mainly in Least Developed Countries. Now we are profitable, we can raise more capital & increase our impact while offering investors a modest financial return. Report here: bit.ly/4bYxYgf
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce its latest investment in Cote d’Ivoire, into Cashew Coast, a fast-growing cashew nut processing business. Read the press release here: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce a significant minority equity investment into the East African company @agris_group to support the production and distribution of high-quality crops for local markets and export.
Press release: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce a $6.5m mezzanine investment into Hatch Africa, the poultry company, for expansion in Kenya, Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire. The loan will allow Hatch to reach millions more smallholder farmer households.
Press release: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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Read this blog to find out more about how AgDevCo is building capacity of its investees to develop and implement Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS) in line with IFC Performance Standards: agdevco.com/news/article-esm…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce an investment in Dowson Limitada, a macadamia and avocado grower in Sussendenga.
Read the press release here: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce an investment in EMF Ltd, a leading premium carnations producer with farms in Ethiopia and Kenya. Our USD 9 million loan will create 400 jobs and help pioneer low-carbon shipping by sea freight to Europe. Press release: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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In 2022, AgDevCo’s portfolio worked with more suppliers and employed more people than ever before. Read our 2022 Report to find out more: agdevco.com/site/assets/file…
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Read our new blog, in which AgDevCo’s Hannah Ratcliffe writes about how we help investees to build capacity on business integrity and fraud prevention.
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Wondering how to engage women more effectively in the value chain? AgDevCo’s Jasmin Hidanovic speaks to four industry practitioners (including AgDevCo investees) to tackle this important question. Read our new blog here: agdevco.com/news/how-to-enga…
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce an investment alongside Agris and Granot International to develop an avocado research and production hub in Kenya. Read the press release: bit.ly/3GV4dAv
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AgDevCo retweeted
21 Dec 2022
Great to see this news from @AgDevCo on how our investment, from earlier this year, is helping grow sustainable and impactful businesses across the agricultural value chain in sub-Saharan Africa.
AgDevCo is pleased to announce a €5.5 million mezzanine debt investment in the Afrique Phyto Plus (A2P) group, an agro-inputs trading, and manufacturing business with operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and wider West Africa. Press release: bit.ly/3HTs3xF
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AgDevCo is pleased to announce a €5.5 million mezzanine debt investment in the Afrique Phyto Plus (A2P) group, an agro-inputs trading, and manufacturing business with operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and wider West Africa. Press release: bit.ly/3HTs3xF
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We are pleased to announce our participation in a USD 14 million funding round in Flow Equity, a rapidly growing, high-impact and profitable poultry business targeting underserved rural households. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3RmKuw1
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In 2021, AgDevCo’s portfolio worked with more suppliers and employed more people than ever before. Read our 2021 Impact Report to find out more: bit.ly/3tZZiI5
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