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Good Nature Agro
Period
2023
Country
Zambia
Sector
Agriculture
Financial facility
AgriFI
AgriFI investment will help Good Nature Agro to build a new factory focused on legumes commodity in Lusaka and to increase its production and R&D capacity for seeds.
Project overview
Good Nature Agro (GNA) is a Zambian social enterprise working with smallholders to move them out of poverty. The firm works with ~30,000 smallholders to produce seeds (to be replanted and not directly consumed) and commodity (to be eaten or processed) for 4 different legumes: groundnut, cowpea, soybean, beans. Its focus on legumes creates long-term positive change for soils and increases access to more nutritious food. At the same time smallholders benefit from guaranteed sales contract, training, inputs package, financing and access to markets.
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Funding objective
EDFI AgriFI invested a total of USD 3 million. The financing will allow GNA to build a new factory focused on legumes commodity in Lusaka and to increase its production and R&D capacity for seeds in its historical headquarters of Chipata in Eastern Zambia.
Investment rationale
- Positive impact on soil fertility and on crop rotation: legumes increase fertility by bringing nitrogen to the soil and are more resilient against climate change;
- Impact on food security: legumes are rich in protein, nutrients and vitamins;
- Local value chain with more than 30,000 smallholders impacted and creation of jobs.
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Key Indicators
Impact
30,000 smallholder farmers
Financial Instrument
Senior loan
Amount
USD 3 million (EUR 2.71 m)
Year
2023
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