Africa

It is increasingly clear that to enhance the performance of small operators supported within the framework of the project ProDRA, there is a need for financial services that are tailored to small operators as well as to value chain actors. It is now obvious that the actors’ technical and economic productivity cannot truly increase in a rapid and permanent manner without having access to appropriate financial services, such as small loans, savings, and insurance.

Nigeria is a partner country of the BMZ initiative “One World No Hunger” (SEWoH) which supports agricultural development and food security in countries worldwide, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Complementary to the SEWoH Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIAE) which has been running in Nigeria since 2015.

The African Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund’s (AATIF) mission is to realise the potential of Africa's agricultural production, manufacturing, service provision and trade for the benefit of the poor. AATIF aims to provide additional employment and income to farmers, entrepreneurs and labourers alike. Increasing productivity, production, and local value addition by investing in efficient value chains and providing knowledge transfer are paramount.

In December 2004, Bank of Uganda (BoU) formulated a Policy Paper for the Establishment and Operation of Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Services for supervised financial institutions in Uganda. BoU licensed only one provider, due to the small size of the Ugandan credit market at that time.