Agricultural SME financing in sub-Saharan Africa: expanding credit access
International development finance institution · Development finance · Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
- in loans mobilised
- to new clients
- to women-led businesses
- financial institutions expanded agricultural lending
- financial institutions reduced collateral barriers
- countries
The challenge
Address limited credit access for agricultural SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our approach
Spearheaded a Loan Portfolio Guarantee (LPG) program across 10 countries, de-risking lending for local financial institutions.
The results
Mobilized $57.8M in loans (65% to new clients; 41% women-led), with 9/10 FIs expanding agricultural lending and 5 reducing collateral barriers.
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