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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Investing in Africa’s agriculture - The role of AATIF & blended finance

10 March 2025InfoPoint Hybrid Conference: "Investing in Africa’s agriculture - The role of AATIF & blended finance"

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This InfoPoint session, which was co-organized with AATIF and the FAO Investment Center, showcased AATIF’s impact through firsthand experiences from agribusinesses and financial institutions that have leveraged its support. 
  • It detailed how the interplay between investment capital and technical assistance can act catalytically to support the de-risking of investment opportunities, equip companies with tools and capacity needed to manage their growth as sustainable businesses. 
  • It provided key insights and lessons learned in designing and implementing EU blended finance instruments for agrifood systems.
The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), was an innovative public-private partnership initiated by KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and managed by Deutsche Bank.
  • Carla Montesi, Director INTPA F Green Deal and Digital Agenda 
  • Doris Köhn, Cygnum Capital, AATIF Fund Manager and Chairwoman AATIF
    The Fund Manager discussed how public-backed junior funding and guarantees mitigate risk, enhance returns, and creates the conditions for commercial investment in agriculture
  • Michael Hoelter, Cygnum Capital, Investment Advisor to AATIF
    He shared firsthand insights on blended finance solutions
  • Paula Whyte, CFC, Technical Assistance Facility Manager to AATIF
    She shared how AATIF’s support contributed to the expansion, and the impact on local economies.
  • Nuno Santos, Deputy Director FAO Investment Center 
    The FAO Investment Centre presented key lessons learned from supporting the European Commission in designing and implementing blended finance vehicles for agrifood systems over the last five years.
  • Moderated by Zoltan Agai, INTPA F3 Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries

Related:

15/12/2015. Fostering Investments in African Agricultural Value Chains
  • AATIF supports agricultural value chains by providing debt and investments to commercial farms and processing companies. 
  • AATIF also provides financing and risk sharing facilities to financial institutions that want to increase lending to producers and agricultural SMEs.

30/06/2023. 5th African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) Agriculture Ministerial Conference
  • Sustainable investment in support of agri-food systems - Concept note # 3p.

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