About
The Agriculture Financing Initiative (AgriFI) is an innovative EU-funded blending facility supporting investments with a value chain approach focusing on smallholder’s inclusiveness and/or agri-business medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME).
AgriFi is financed by the European Union and managed by the EDFI Management Company. AgriFI responds to the lack of financing mechanisms adapted to smallholders with limited market orientation, vulnerable groups, women and youth, farmers and entrepreneurs.
Increased investment in rural areas is critical to improve lives of vulnerable populations living in rural areas. Besides public financing, additional investment is imperative to enhance the development impact of the interventions and achieve scalability. Inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth requires greater investment in smallholder agriculture and agribusiness MSMEs.
AgriFI financing will support the increase of yields at affordable rates, and help raise farmer incomes. Increased farmer income and adherence to the highest environmental and social standards, will support sustainable supply chains that create additional employment, improve food security and enhance environmental and social practices.
Additionality and catalytic role
Additional to other market players and catalysing additional investments
Leverage 3.1X
Catalysed additional
€122 million
of investments
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Our mandates
€120 million
Targeted types of investees:
SMEs, Financial institutions and Impact funds
Ticket size
€0.5 to €5 million
Medium-long term tenor
5-10+ years
Geographical scope
OECD DAC list
All instruments
junior/senior debt, quasi-equity, equity
Sectors
Agrifood and forestry value chain
Flexible commercial terms
e.g. patient capital, local currency, flexible use of proceeds
