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06/10/2009
12 months of nurturing great business ideas
Brussels Presentation
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AECF at age ‘One’
The AECF – What it is1st Year PerformanceAECF Portfolio at June 2009Impact Forecast
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AECF – what it is
Aim: pro-poor growth by making rural market systems work for poor.Challenge Fund: competitions for new business ideas that have large development impact – best bids winEligibility criteria: Private sector, matching funds, agribusiness and financial services, in Africa
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AECF – what it is
Selection criteria: Capacity, innovation, additionality, commercial viability, development impact and potential for systemic impact on market systemsInvestment size: US$250,000 to US$1.5mProducts: Grants and interest free loans
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AECF Performance
1355
751
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52
23AWARDED GRANTS
FIRST YEAR PERFORMANCE
REGISTERED COMPANIES
CONCEPT NOTES SUBMITTED
SHORTLISTED FOR IC
BUSINESS PLANS
3 Rounds completed 5 June 2008 to 12 June 2009
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AECF Portfolio US$Agribusiness Rural Finance Totals
Grants Approved 9,851,054 2,728,435 12,579,489
Loans Approved 6,933,227 1,750,000 8,683,227
Total AECF Funds Committed
16,784,281 4,478,435 21,262,716
Matching Funds 18,038,025 10,978,435 29,016,460
Leverage 1.07 2.45 1.36
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Portfolio Impact Forecast
Agribusiness Rural Finance Total
Number of ProjectsApproved for funding
19 4 23
Jobs to be created by the businesses by end of Yr 3
7,067 462,094 469,161
No. of people with improved livelihoods by end of Yr 3
820,623 3,671,371 4,491,994
Total 827,690 4,133,465 4,961,155
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SIERRA LEONE
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The road ahead
• Specialization into windows:– Zimbabwe window (Additionality, risks)– Research into Business window (innovation)– CAADP Pillar II window (systemic change)
• Value Chains/corridors; bigger “Anchor Firms” and SME’s and outgrowers.
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