IDH Farmfit Fund, Rabobank and FMO invest in small-scale farming in developing countries
The Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Rabobank are becoming partners in the EUR 100 million IDH Farmfit Fund with an investment of EUR 10 million each. This unique fund,…
First IDH Farmfit Fund investment in smallholder Tilapia farmers in Mozambique
On April 13, 2021, the IDH Farmfit Fund signed an EURO 1.4 million investment deal into Chicoa Fish Farm, a Tilapia farm in Mozambique. The investment – taking the form…
IDH supports companies in taking action towards closing the living income gap
Income measurement survey now available To close the living income gap, a company must first get a picture of farming households’ net actual income. At present, companies often only collect…
Teaser: IDH Farmfit Private Sector Development Strategies
UPDATE (JAN 2022): The full report on IDH Farmfit’s Private Sector Development Strategies can be found here. IDH Farmfit has helped strengthened many businesses by providing business model…
Farmfit Gender Report: Optimizing Farm Systems Through Gender Inclusion
Leveraging Agricultural Service Delivery Smallholder farmers are vital to meeting the growing demand for quality raw materials, both in export and local or regional food supply chains. Yet, many of…
Business Brief: Optimizing Systems Through Gender Inclusion
Leveraging Agricultural Service Delivery Over the past 10 years, IDH has introduced and refined a unique market-based approach to supporting smallholder value chain development. Gender inclusion has always been…
IDH Farmfit has a free tool to increase the effectiveness and profitability of both agricultural and financial services provided to smallholder farmers. The IDH Farmfit Segmentation Tool leverages the information…
IDH Deal Room Sessions, part of the Tenth Annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF)
IDH hosted two sessions during AGRF Deal Rooms: Innovative Business Models for Increased Food, Trade, and Resilience in Africa and Opportunities and Strategies for Increased Local Sourcing in Africa. Speakers…