Aceli Africa is built to incentivize incremental lending to the least served and most impactful segments of the market. It is open to any lender in the marketplace that is committed to growing its agricultural SME portfolio and participating in Aceli’s financial benchmarking process. Financial incentives offered by Aceli Africa to lenders are informed by data on the economics of agri-SME lending and designed to create a more sustainable and competitive marketplace.
Aceli Africa increases lending to underserved agricultural SMEs, thereby improving livelihoods for farmers and workers, creating opportunities for women and youth, strengthening food security and nutrition, and promoting sustainable environmental practices.
As no single actor can solve the financing gap alone, Aceli Africa works with a range of capital providers to build an inclusive and resilient financial market.
Aceli’s original dataset optimizes the donor funding required to unlock private capital for impact today, while building a more competitive and efficient market for tomorrow.
By demonstrating cost-effective approaches for inclusive agricultural growth, Aceli makes the case for African governments to adopt similar policy measures as long-term investments.