We have been contacted by a funder looking to provide €1-4 million to support financial institutions focused on smallholder farmers.

TARGET ENTITIES

• traditional banking institutions actively lending to smallholder farmers and agri-SMEs (e.g. agri-banks, microfinance institutions) or seeking to grow their agri-portfolio;
• insurance companies covering the agricultural risks of smallholder farmers and agri-SMEs;
• non-banking financial intermediaries lending to smallholder farmers, cooperatives, savings and credit cooperatives, farmers’ organizations, and agri-SMEs;
• fintech and alternative lenders.

FINANCIAL CRITERIA