AfDB - African Development Bank Gro

$80,000,000.00 CAD

≈ $1.93 for every person in Canada ≈ 1,034 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
March 29, 2022 – June 30, 2042
Reference
CA-3-P010883001

Published purpose

This project aims to provide financial and non-financial intermediaries with catalytic capital to grow their lending to impact-oriented agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises (Agri-SME) across Africa. The Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism (ACFM) is seeking to design a package of innovative financial products to catalyze private sector investment for Agri-SMEs that contribute to making Agri-food systems healthy, equitable, climate-resilient and sustainable. The ACFM will provide concessional loans to eligible financial and non-financial intermediaries to support the financial needs of Agri-SMEs and ensure impact.

In plain English AI-generated

This project provides catalytic capital to financial and non-financial intermediaries to increase lending to agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises across Africa, aiming to make agri-food systems healthier, equitable, climate-resilient, and sustainable.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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