Africa Food & Agri Fund

Funding for sustainable food production

The objective of the AFA Fund is to provide suitable financing to companies active in the primary sector in Africa and a good financial and social return to investors

 

The AFA-Fund is an initiative of Africa Food & Agri Fund Management B.V. The founders have a passion for, extensive knowledge of and experience in financing the primary sector in Africa. They have been successful several times in bringing together companies in Africa looking for funding with investors looking for financial and social returns. The creation of the AFA Fund makes the same possible on a larger scale, with more impact and less risk.

  • Impact

    By giving advise about sustainable business practices and providing suitable financing, the fund contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2, 8 and 13.

  • Return

    In addition to the social return, the fund aims for a financial return of 7%. In consultation with Participants this return can be paid out or can be reinvested in the Fund.

  • Risk

    Financing in Africa is more risky than in the Netherlands. The fund management has a lot of experience in managing this risk and has established an appropriate stringent credit procedure.

About the Fund

The AFA Fund provides suitable financing for medium to large-sized African farms that are important food security and employment providers. A loan from the fund provides continuity and enables growth. In addition, the fund stimulates and finances projects aiming to make existing methods and practices more sustainable.

About Impact

The Fund supports the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. Analysis of and advice on the sustainability of the business model is standard lending procedure, both when entering into a relationship with a new borrower and during periodic monitoring.

For Participants

The fund invites you, as an institutional or private investor looking for financial and social returns, to invest. This website provides information about the fund but the extensive Information Memorandum (IM) and the Key Information Document (Eid) also are must reads. These are provided on request. The fund managers are also happy to meet up.

Meet the Team

The fund's initiators have a passion for and years of experience financing Food & Agri companies in Africa. They are able to correctly assess and advise these companies. An equally highly experienced credit committee has been appointed that advises on credit policy and decides on the granting of new loans. For matters requiring specific expertise, the management works with professional external parties.