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- (L to R) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME Development and Financing, AfDB, Beth Dunford, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB, Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of International Development and Edmond Wega, Executive Director for Canada, AfDB, pose for a photo at the press briefing for the launch of the African Development Bank’s Agri-food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism”
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Dakar 2: African Development Bank Group, Government of Canada announce funding facility to grow agriculture small and medium enterprises
The two organisations made the announcement at a press event on 27 January held during the Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Government of Canada have established a new special fund to support Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agriculture sector. The Agri-food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism aims to catalyze and de-risk investment for agriculture SMEs, as well as strengthen agricultural value…