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30 August 2018
AgDevCo welcomes new funding from the British government

AgDevCo’s plans to expand its portfolio of sustainable investments in African agriculture.

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24 July 2018
AgDevCo’s Smallholder Development Unit to impact a further 58,500 smallholder farmers in Ghana, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia

The SDU operates alongside AgDevCo’s core activity of providing long-term debt and equity to SMEs.

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17 July 2018
AgDevCo Brochure 2018

Our brochure gives an overview of what we do and how we work. This version was updated in June 2018 and gives details of our portfolio and impact as of this date. Our brochure also includes six short case studies which provide a deeper insight into the impact that our investments have on agribusinesses, rural livelihoods, and agro-economies. Available in both French and English.

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17 July 2018
Brochure d’AgDevCo – Version Française

Téléchargez ici notre brochure “Construire l’agriculture de demain en Afrique, pour un impact durable". Download the French version of AgDevCo’s brochure here.

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10 April 2018
AgDevCo invests a further $2.3m into SFEL

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a further investment of US$2.3m into SFEL. 

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22 January 2018
AgDevCo invests in clean energy scheme in Tanzania to power local tea factory

AgDevCo is pleased to announce it has closed a $2.5 million investment in the Suma Hydro project, a 1 mega-watt (MW) hydroelectric power plant in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. 

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13 December 2017
AgDevCo invests further US$1.95 million in Katito, Northern Zambia Agricultural Hub

AgDevCo, an impact investor, announced a second-round investment of US$1.95m into Katito Farming Enterprises Limited (“Katito”) in Mbala, Northern Zambia. This follows an investment of US$5.05m in 2016. 

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8 November 2017
AgDevCo Announces Partnerships in Senegal and Mozambique to Boost Smallholder Farmer Incomes

AgDevCo’s Smallholder Development Unit (SDU) today announced new partnerships with a Senegalese rice miller and a Mozambican livestock company. 

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18 October 2017
AgDevCo Invests in Rwandan Poultry Company

Uzima is an early-stage poultry company which provides day old chicks to smallholder farmers throughout Rwanda.

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4 September 2017
AgDevCo invests in a rehabilitated Mozambican-owned banana plantation with $1.5m

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a $1.5m investment into Citrum. 

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29 August 2017
AgDevCo invests in Katito Farming Enterprises Limited, Mbala

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a $5.05m investment into Katito Farming Enterprises Limited (Katito).

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21 August 2017
AgDevCo Invests in Ugandan Maize and Cassava Miller, Talian Company

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a $450,000 debt investment into a Ugandan milling business, Talian Company Limited.

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