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Women's Economic Opportunity in African Agriculture: 2024

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Women’s Economic Opportunity in African Agriculture: 2024

Builds upon initial findings published in 2022 highlighting Aceli’s approach to partnering with a marketplace of 40 financial institutions to promote economic opportunities for women by increasing lending for small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) in the agriculture sector in East Africa.

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The brief presents:

  • Data & learning on trends across 2,306 Aceli-supported loans totaling $204M (up from 467 loans totaling $62M in the 2022 brief)
  • Insights from capacity building for financial institutions on economic opportunities for women and pre-investment technical assistance for women-owned agri-SMEs
  • Learning questions that are guiding the design and iterations of Aceli’s offering
  • The partnerships & enabling policies required to advance women’s economic opportunities across the agri-SME market and beyond