Our impact
Accelerating the transformation of rural Africa
Through targeted investment and specialist support, we are creating jobs, linking smallholders with markets, improving food security & nutrition, and establishing successful export businesses.
Benefitting people and planet
Ultimately, we will measure our success through the long-term transformational impact our investments make. By driving the development of new agro-industries and creating investable opportunities for the private sector, through an approach aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, we will help accelerate the transformation of rural Africa to a thriving, commercial agriculture sector that benefits both people and planet.
Building successful agribusinesses
Emerging enterprises become profitable and sustainable, through:
- Improved yields, agronomic practices and produce quality
- Innovation in crops, land use, irrigation and mechanisation
- Stronger supply chain relationships and greater marketing opportunities
Enriching lives
People’s lives and livelihoods associated with our investments will improve, through:
- Better living standards, food security and community benefits
- Job creation, increased employment levels and income
- Wider engagement with smallholder farmers
Creating economic benefits
Our investments affect the wider economy positively, through:
- More efficient markets and successful new businesses, which inspire others
- Sharing of best practices to improve environmental performance and gender equality
- Increased economic and investment activity in sectors relating to agriculture
Our approach to impact management
AgDevCo’s approach to impact draws on industry leading standards and frameworks, including the Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM), the UN Sustainable Development Goals, TCFD/PCAF climate disclosures, and the IFC Performance Standards.
AgDevCo is a Founding Adopter of the Impact Performance Reporting Norms, reflecting our commitment to impact integrity and to advancing industry-wide standards for transparency.
OPIM principles ensure impact is integrated throughout our investment process from origination through exit. Our approach has been evaluated by BlueMark and awarded a platinum rating for 2024 and 2025.
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