Sowing the seeds of impact: the EIB approach to agribusiness in Africa
In the era of the Sustainable Development Goals, food security and decent jobs are priorities, and the EIB is supporting both of these by investing in agribusiness.
At this workshop at the EIB Brussels office on Wednesday 19 October, we will explore several different ways the EIB can provide finance for agriculture projects, through support for value chains as well as equity investments in microfinance institutions which lend to small producer businesses on the ground.
We will hear from Eva Krampe, Agricultural Economist at the EIB and Laurent Nicolas President of the Compagnie Agricole de Saint-Louis du Sénégal, on his company’s innovative and ground-breaking River Valley Rice project. Also to be presented are the National Bank of Malawi’s Agristorage Facility, by Adam Gross of USAID and the FEFISOL Microfinance Fund, thanks to Jean-Marc Debricon, FEFISOL board member.
A sandwich lunch will be provided ahead of the event, and a networking coffee will take place afterwards.
When
19 Oct 2016 @ 12:30 pm
19 Oct 2016 @ 04:00 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Where
EIB Brussels Office
Rond-point Robert Schuman 6
Belgium
Language
English en