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NERE CAPITAL

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Financing climate-smart agro SMEs.

GROW Fund I is a $50 million blended finance fund providing primarily flexible debt to climate-smart agro-allied SMEs across West Africa. The Fund targets underserved businesses operating in food security, export-oriented value chains, circular economy, clean technology, and Make-in-Africa sectors. Leveraging Néré Capital’s proven track record and regional deal flow, GROW combines capital with hands-on technical assistance to strengthen performance, resilience, and market access while generating measurable economic, social, and climate impact.

Investment & impact strategy: GROW provides flexible debt and selective minority equity to climate-smart agro-allied SMEs in West Africa. The Fund combines capital and technical assistance to strengthen food systems, create jobs, increase local value addition, and improve resilience to climate and market shocks.

Fund Name: GROW Fund I

Themes: Food & Agriculture | Circular Economy | Climate Adaptation

Regions/Countries of activity or interest: Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin

Organisation HQ: Burkina Faso

Expected Final Fund Size: USD 50,000,000

Stage of Fund Deployment: Currently Fundraising

Deployment Type: Debt | Technical Assistance

Types of Investors: Development Finance Institutions, Foundations, Family Offices, Banks or Asset Managers

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Solutions Stage 8 Oct | 10:30 – 11:30 CEST

Catalytic Capital for Climate-Resilient Agricultural Value Chains

Many of the businesses and producers at the heart of food systems and commodity value chains remain underserved by conventional finance, despite their critical role in climate resilience, food security and economic development.

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