Good Nature Agro

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.

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.

Read more:

• Good Nature Agro | AgriFI
• EDFI AgriFI Invests EUR 2.7 million in Good Nature Agro Products Ltd to Boost Sustainable Agriculture in Zambia   | AgriFI
• https://goodnatureagro.com/