More than 1.5 million smallholder farmers and 500 agro-dealers and cooperatives are expected to benefit. WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, October 27, 2025/ — The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has announced the first allocation from its new private sector financing window to the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), providing $14 million ...

By Brandon Moss The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has made its first capital allocation under the Business Investment Financing Track (BIFT), committing $14 million to the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the start of a broader effort to unlock more than $200 million in private-sector finance for African smallholders. The allocation funds ...