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4 October 2016
AgDevCo Invests $1.6m in Malawi sugarcane out growers cooperative

Phata Sugarcane Outgrowers Cooperative is replicating the very successful first phase of its business plan by expanding its membership by an additional 880 farmers.

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5 September 2016
AgDevCo Invests $1.5m in Malawi Peanut Factory

Afri-Industries Limited aims to revive Malawi’s groundnut export industry, with benefits for tens of thousands of smallholder farmers.

 

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1 June 2016
AgDevCo Update June 2016

An overview of AgDevCo updated in June 2016

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18 May 2016
AgDevCo Invests $1.1m in Zambian Feedlot

Ilobezi Limited aims to provide a reliable market for smallholder cattle and sunflower seed in Zambia’s Southern Province. The company, Ilobezi Limited, is a growing feedlot purchasing cattle from indigenous farmers. Additionally, Ilobezi will purchase sunflower seed from smallholders, while providing support in the form of improved seed and extension services. Offering farmers an alternative crop such as sunflower, which is less prone to drought, will allow farmers to diversify, making them more resilient to climate change while improving incomes.

 

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15 December 2015
AgDevCo Launches US$15.4 Million Initiative to Boost Smallholder Farmer Incomes in Africa

AgDevCo, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, today announced a US$15.4 million initiative to boost the incomes of smallholder farmers in seven African countries (Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia)

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