Somali Agrifood Fund

agrifood fund somalia

Somali Agrifood Fund

THIS FUND HAS BEEN CLOSED AND IS NO LONGER TAKING APPLICATIONS

About the Somali Agrifood Fund

The Somali AgriFood Fund is a seed capital matching investment fund focused on driving diaspora investments into Somali agriculture and rural businesses. The AgriFood Fund was intended for project sizes from $20,000 to $250,000 with the AgriFood Fund contributing between $8,000 and $100,000.
 
Shuraako is the Fund Manager for the Somali AgriFood Fund. 
 
The fund matched investment amounts from diaspora or other investors. The investment structure included:
  • 20% owner’s contribution
  • 40% diaspora or local investment
  • 20% diaspora
  • 20% IFAD AgriFood seed capital (does not require repayment)
 

Fund Partners:

 

Shuraako Invest Somalia.           Ifad.             bid network