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Publication
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund)
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) invests in smallholder farmers and rural small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries to support sustainable and inclusive agricultural value chains.
Press release
23 April 2020
IFAD announces landmark investment in impact fund helping rural SMEs
In a continuation of its efforts to help small-scale farmers and micro-, small and medium size rural enterprises in developing countries create jobs and increase incomes, IFAD announced today it will make an investment of US$9 million (€8.4 million) into the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund, a blended capital impact fund.
President's remarks
15 February 2019
Statement by Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of IFAD, on the occasion of the ABC Fund launch
I am extremely pleased to be part of this launching of the Agri-Business Capital Fund - the ABC Fund - with our partners today.
Innovative impact fund to create jobs for rural youth in developing countries
An impact fund with an innovative approach for attracting much needed capital to the rural areas of developing countries will be launched today at the annual meeting of Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
News story
18 December 2018
IFAD welcomes the European Union’s commitment to a new impact fund targeting small agribusinesses across emerging markets
The European Union has committed €45 million to the establishment of a new impact fund that will boost investments in small rural agribusinesses across emerging markets.
