Agri3 Fund

Owned by Ashu Sikri (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Mar 29, 2022
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  • Concept

    • Rabobank provides loan guarantees and subordinated debt to the clients of “partner banks”

    • Goal is to unlock $1bn in financing for sustainable ag

    • “Typical contribution by the Fund for each investment will be in the range of 3 – 15 million USD to enable projects from 5 to 50 million USD.”

    • TA facility run by IDH which does pre and post investment support, impact monitoring, knowledge sharing

  • Key partners: Rabobank, IDH, UNEP, FMO

  • Geography: Fund will initially focus on Brazil, Indonesia and India, but with the ability and ambition to work across South-East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America

  • Commodities: Initial focus on sugarcane, cattle, dairy, rice, soy and cotton; will consider palm oil, cocoa and livestock