Agri-Business

SEDF concluded that there was a significant shortage of patient capital for this sector. Relatively simple investments in the sector hold the potential to increase productivity and farmer incomes rapidly and investments in certain segments along the value chain, including storage, transportation and processing are dramatically underdeveloped in many of our target countries, thereby contributing to high food prices. We believe that restructuring the agriculture industry to link small holder farmers with larger farming operations will help deliver a viable business model. The model would help fill the market gap and re-start once thriving sectors in our countries.