2. Mission
Root Capital’s mission is to grow rural prosperity by
investing in agricultural businesses that build
sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.
4. Capital Constraints on African Agriculture
%
Source: SCOPEinsight, “Mainstream Agrifinance: Enable producer organizations to invest their way out of poverty.” Compliments of AGRA: CIA - world-fact
book, Central bank of Congo, Central bank of Nigeria, Central bank of Kenya, Central bank of South Africa; BCEAO – Annual Report 2008
9. Food Security & Nutrition Portfolio
New lending window for Root Capital, financing SMEs all along domestic
and regional agri-food value chains. This will deepen our impact:
•Impact for Rural and Agricultural SMEs
• Impact on Smallholder Farmers as Producers
• Impact on Smallholder Farmers as Input Consumers
• Impact on Low-income Africans as Food Consumers
10. Value Chain for Staple Crops and Inputs
PH-Handling &
Inputs Production Distribution
Processing
Seeds & Plant Material Smallholder Farmers Granaries Wholesalers
Nucleus Farmers/
Soil Health Warehousing Franchisors
Out Growers
Pest Control Farming Cooperatives Agro-Processing Traders
Irrigation SME Farmers Exporters
Large-Scale Commercial
Machinery
Farmers
Crop Insurance
11. Contacts
Where can rural SME finance support your activities or beneficiaries?
Contact us:
• Barbara Ghansah, Ghana
– bghansah@rootcapital.org
• Diaka Sall, Senegal
– dsall@rootcapital.org
• Simplice Chigbo, Cote d’Ivoire
– schigbo@rootcapital.org
