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AgDevCo is a specialized subsidized impact investor and project developer that focuses on early-stage small and medium agri-businesses that contribute to food security, employment and climate resilience for smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa. Subsidized impact investors<\/a> get their capital primarily from concessional sources e.g., donors\/ foundations\/ private donations. They typically require subsidies to remain sustainable, but some do end up making financial returns. Most have the ability to utilize TA funds (usually in-house funds, but some outsourced TA models exist. It deploys long-term capital and technical assistance (USD 2-10 million) to build sustainable and commercially viable businesses. AgDevCo currently has a presence in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Rwanda, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.<\/p>\n

For example, in 2016 AgDevCo\u2019s investment established Saise Farming Enterprises Ltd (SFEL)<\/a>, the first commercial seed potato producer in Zambia. Before this, potato market in Zambia completely relied entirely on imported seed potatoes from South Africa. This investment is part of AgDevCo\u2019s larger strategy to help develop an agricultural hub in Northern Zambia, by injecting USD 14M into the region and catalyzing an additional USD 23 million of third-party investments to establish irrigation over 250 ha, secure power and purchase farm equipment, sheds, cold stores and machinery. The establishment of Saise, to produce seed potatoes supplied by Europlant (a German seed potato provider) changed the market by introducing locally produced, high quality seeds. Seed potatoes are high-quality tubers which are used to multiply the next generation of potatoes. Seed potatoes need to be grown under specific conditions to produce disease free, high-grade tubers. As such, seed potatoes are a key input for Zambian farmers growing potatoes for consumption (ware potatoes). The potato farming is secured by irrigation during droughts and allows the growing of potato in winter as well when disease risk is at minimum. The cold chain allows storage in climate-controlled warehouses and sold next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AgDevCo is a specialized subsidized impact investor and project developer that focuses on early-stage small and medium agri-businesses that contribute to food security, employment and climate resilience for smallholder farmers in Sub Saharan Africa. Subsidized impact investors get their capital primarily from concessional sources e.g., donors\/ foundations\/ private donations. 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