LadyAgri Impact Investment HUB

Name

LadyAgri Impact Investment HUB

Legal name

LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub

Website

https://lady-agri.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investment Facilitation for Agriculture

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), International Affairs (9721), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Microfinance, Financial Inclusion & Inclusive Markets (BPAGABAM), Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Financial Inclusion & Consumer Empowerment (Banking Access, Credit Building) (BPAGALAJ), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funds (FSANAJAE), Development Finance & Blended Finance Facilities (BPADAOAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural development services
• Impact investment facilitation
• Women entrepreneurship support
• Gender-smart agriculture
• Agri-business acceleration

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: LadyAgri operates as a non-profit association (ASBL) and raises funds through the Friends of LadyAgri Fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. Donations can be made via bank transfer (IBAN: BE10 0000 0000 0404) or through KBF platforms. Belgian donors receive 45-60% tax reductions on donations.
2. Program Funding and Grants: LadyAgri receives funding from development organizations and governments for implementing specific programs. Examples include funding from Enabel (Belgian Development Agency), European Union, and Cargill for programs like BYKA, SAFAF, Etinc'Elles, and Femmes Force.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub is a non-profit association (ASBL) that supports women agri-entrepreneurs in Africa and Small Island Developing States through three pillars: (1) Technical Assistance — coaching, mentoring and capacity building to help women-led agri-SMEs reach bankable status; (2) Finance — linking women-led agri-businesses with social impact funds and the broader finance community; (3) Technology & B2B Partnership — engaging private-sector partners to bring new agri-equipment, food processing technology and packaging into women-led supply chains. The hub operates country programmes (Pépites and Etinc'Elles in Guinea, SAFAF in Côte d'Ivoire, BYKA in DRC, Femmes Force in Cameroon) and runs the Friends of LadyAgri philanthropic fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation.

Product overview

LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub is a non-profit association built on three pillars: (1) Technical Assistance providing coaching and mentoring for agri-business growth, (2) Finance linking women agri-entrepreneurs with social impact funds, and (3) Technology & B2B Partnership facilitating access to agri-equipment, food processing technology, and packaging. The organization operates multiple country-specific programs including Programme SAFAF in Côte d'Ivoire, Programme Femmes Force in Cameroon, Projet Etinc'Elles in Guinea, Programme BYKA in DRC, and Programme Pépites in Guinea. All entrepreneurs comply with the LadyAgri Social Impact Charter. The network spans 30 African countries with over 230 field experts supporting women-led SMEs and cooperatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Friends of LadyAgri Fund: A philanthropic fund managed by the King Baudouin Foundation that finances climate-smart solutions and access to technology for women-led SMEs and cooperatives across Africa.
• Bankability

Products and services

• Programme SAFAF – Sécurité Alimentaire de la Fourche à la Fourchette A food security programme in Côte d'Ivoire focused on sustainable and inclusive growth of food staple value chains, supporting digitisation, governance, technical assistance and access to financing for women agri-entrepreneurs across 7 regions. Implemented in partnership with OCPV and funded by the European Union (2023–2027).
• Programme Femmes Force A 4-year programme in Cameroon empowering women in cocoa-producing communities through 8 Agro-Food Development Poles (AFDPs); it deploys solar drying technology, supports market access and sustainable financing, with reported outcomes of 50% reduction in food processing waste and triple women's incomes. Donors and partners include Cargill, Telcar Cocoa Ltd and CICC.
• Projet Etinc'Elles A project in Guinea strengthening Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Centers (CAEF) in Kaloum, Dubréka and Mamou to improve the employability and socio-economic integration of 300 women and 30 economic interest groups, supported by Enabel.
• Programme BYKA (Basi Ya Kasa Kasa) An acceleration programme in Kinshasa, DRC, supporting women-led MSMEs in food production and agro-food value chains through capacity building, financial access, mentoring and networking partnerships, delivered in consortium with Bio Invest, Kampani, Microdev and Congruence.
• Programme Pépites A women's entrepreneurship programme in Guinea run with Enabel and APIP Guinea, which sensitised 180 women entrepreneurs, structured 100 into clusters and coached 40 champions over 20 months, creating a Pépites Community for mutual learning and collective intelligence.
• Bankability A blended finance facility addressing gender-based financial constraints for women agri-entrepreneurs, providing investor matchmaking and tailored financial solutions to help women-led agri-SMEs reach bankable status.
• LadyAgri Impact Investment Hub (Three-Pillar Service Offering) The Hub's core service offering, structured around three pillars: (1) Technical Assistance — coaching, mentoring and capacity building for women agri-entrepreneurs to grow their agri-businesses and reach bankable status; (2) Finance — linking women-led agri-businesses with social impact funds and the finance community; (3) Technology & B2B Partnership — engaging private-sector partners to bring new agri-equipment, food processing technology and packaging into women-led supply chains. Delivered through a network of 230+ field experts across 30 African countries and Small Island Developing States.

Quantifiable outcome

• Women-led agri-SMEs supported by LadyAgri represent over 145,000 household members with indirect impact on nearly 900,000 people
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• CargillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCargill is the donor/funder for the Femmes Force programme in Cameroon, a 4-year initiative to empower women in cocoa communities. The programme establishes 8 Agro-Food Development Poles (AFDPs) and deploys solar drying technology.
• Telcar Cocoa LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTelcar Cocoa is an execution partner in the Femmes Force programme alongside LadyAgri and CICC. They operate in the Cameroonian cocoa value chain and contribute to implementing the programme in cocoa-producing regions.
• UN WomenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN Women is listed as a partner organization supporting LadyAgri's mission to promote gender-smart investment in agriculture and empower women agri-entrepreneurs.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFAO is a partner organization providing expertise and support for food security and sustainable agriculture initiatives involving women in agri-value chains.
• OxfammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxfam is a global organization working to end injustice and poverty. They partner with LadyAgri on initiatives supporting women agri-entrepreneurs.
• Ghent UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGhent University collaborates on academic research and expertise in agriculture, gender studies, and development.
• CORAF/WECANmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCORAF/WECAN (West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development) partners on agricultural research and development initiatives.
• PAFO (Pan-African Farmers' Organization)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAFO represents African farmers' organizations and works on continental agricultural development.
• OCPV (Office d'Aide à la Commercialisation des Produits Vivriers)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOCPV is the execution partner for the SAFAF programme in Côte d'Ivoire, working on food staple value chain governance and commercialization.
• Beyond Chocolate PartnershipmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLadyAgri partners with the Beyond Chocolate initiative to increase resilience and independence of women in the cocoa value chain. The partnership focuses on inclusive gender approaches in cocoa-producing countries.
• MicrodevsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMicrodev is a consortium partner in the BYKA programme providing technical expertise for micro-enterprise development.
• CongruencesupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCongruence is a consortium partner supporting the BYKA programme with expertise in gender and development.
• Yulcom TechnologiessupportingTechnology or IntegrationYulcom Technologies specializes in IT engineering and digital strategy. LadyAgri partners with them to implement data collection applications and build a pan-African community of women entrepreneurs in their projects.
• UNIDO (ONUDI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) co-organized a roundtable on technology innovation and women's entrepreneurship with Enabel and OIF in Brussels.
• OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOIF supports digital inclusion for youth and women through its D-CLIC Programme. LadyAgri advocates for gender equality and access to digital tools for women entrepreneurs.
• CAEF (Centres d'Autonomisation et d'Entrepreneuriat des Femmes)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCAEF are Women's Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Centers in Guinea that LadyAgri supports and strengthens through the Etinc'Elles project in Kaloum, Dubréka, and Mamou.
• NIRSAL (Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIRSAL supports agricultural financing in Nigeria and collaborates with LadyAgri on gender-smart agricultural investment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Acumen: Acumen is a global impact investor with dedicated gender and agriculture portfolios across East and West Africa. Comparable to LadyAgri as both deploy patient capital and capacity building to social enterprises in African agricultural value chains, though Acumen is significantly larger and more diversified.
• responsAbility Investments: responsAbility is a Zurich-based impact investor with a long-standing agricultural and financial inclusion portfolio across emerging markets. Comparable to LadyAgri as both provide debt and equity to agricultural SMEs and inclusive finance institutions in Africa.
• CARE International: CARE International is a major humanitarian NGO with global programs on women's economic empowerment and food security in Africa. Comparable to LadyAgri as both run donor-funded gender-lens programs targeting women in agricultural value chains, though at vastly larger scale and broader scope.
• UN Women: UN Women is the UN entity dedicated to gender equality, running programs supporting women entrepreneurs including in agriculture. Listed as a LadyAgri partner; comparable as both promote women's economic empowerment and channel donor funds to gender-smart programs in Africa.
• Triple Jump: Triple Jump is an Amsterdam-based impact investment manager focused on financial inclusion and SME finance in emerging markets. Comparable to LadyAgri as both channel capital to underbanked entrepreneurs, including through funds with gender-smart mandates.

Direct peers

• Alterfin: Alterfin is a Belgian cooperative and fair-trade impact investor financing SMEs in the Global South, including agricultural value chains. Comparable to LadyAgri as a Belgium-rooted social finance institution supporting smallholder and women-led agricultural enterprises in Africa.
• GroFin: GroFin is a development financier providing SME finance and business support across Africa and the Middle East. Comparable to LadyAgri as both combine financing with technical assistance to grow early-stage agri-SMEs, often with a focus on women entrepreneurs and underserved value chains.
• Yunus Social Business: Yunus Social Business is a Berlin-based nonprofit impact fund backing social enterprises addressing basic needs, with focus on women and rural communities. Comparable to LadyAgri in targeting women-led and rural agricultural SMEs in developing markets through blended structures.
• OikoCredit: OikoCredit is a global cooperative providing credit to financial inclusion organizations and agricultural SMEs across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Comparable to LadyAgri as a development-oriented financier of underbanked agricultural entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
• Root Capital: Root Capital is a US-based nonprofit impact investor providing capital and capacity building to agricultural SMEs in Africa and Latin America. Directly comparable to LadyAgri as both act as intermediaries channeling capital and technical assistance to agri-entrepreneurs in underserved markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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