Critical capital for African agrifood SMEs

2018
Page count
56
pages
Description

The objective of this study is to document the current situation in risk capital for agrifood businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa as evidence for related policy recommendations to governments, investment funds, technical service suppliers, philanthropists and other stakeholders. The paper summarises funds providing risk capital to agrifood SMEs in Africa, analyses the demand for risk capital and the extent to which demand and supply are matched. Finally, it identifies alternative means of financing for agrifood SMEs and concludes with policy recommendations.

Publisher
Rabobank Foundation, AgriProFocus, ICCO Cooperation
Publish date
Authors
B. van Manen
Language of publication
English
Region/Country
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Kenya
Mali
Tanzania
Zambia