USAID is working in partnership with Aceli to increase private sector lending to agricultural SMEs in East Africa that use regenerative agriculture methods and other environmentally sustainable practices.
In 2018, USAID and Aceli set out to learn what it takes to increase investment in sustainability-minded SMEs across the African continent. In 2019, USAID went on to become the first anchor funder in Aceli with a $10 million award to design agricultural finance programs in Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. USAID’s support also helped Aceli secure an additional $60 million from the Swiss, Dutch, and UK governments, and the IKEA Foundation.