Call for projects in food security and nutrition will benefit 11 agri-SMEs and cooperatives

Beneficial Returns is an impact investment manager that supports the growth of outstanding social enterprises alleviating poverty and protecting the natural environment in Latin America and Southeast Asia through debt financing. Beneficial Returns also manage The Reciprocity Fund that supports social enterprises that promote prosperity for indigenous communities in the same geographical areas.

Project: Stengthening nutrition-sensitive post-harvest systems for kenari nuts in Indonesia 

• Beneficiary organisation: Kawanasi Sehat Dasacatur (agri-SME), Indonesia 
• Value chain: Kenari nuts 
• Target: 400 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition 

Clarmondial is an independent company focused on mobilising funding for the sustainable use of natural resources. With extensive experience and expertise, its multi-disciplinary team has a unique ability to support businesses with the potential for durable impact on society and the environment, especially with regards to smallholder farmers supplying to international value chains.

Project: Enhancing resilience through climate-smart practices in the cashew value chain in Benin and Ivory Coast 

• Beneficiary organisation: Agri-SME in Benin and agri-SME in Ivory Coast 
• Value chain: Cashew, fruits, legumes 
• Target: 3,650 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change, Fair agrifood systems 

Project: Promoting diversified agroforestry and composting for improved nutrition of smallholder households in Burkina Faso 

• Beneficiary organisation: Gebana (agri-SME), Burkina Faso 
• Value chain: Multiple 
• Target: 500 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change 

Helvetas is an independent Swiss organisation for development cooperation and humanitarian response  founded in 1955 and active in over 35 countries, improving the lives of more than 5 million people annually. Helvetas increasingly operates at the intersection of development cooperation and impact finance, supporting the mobilisation of private capital toward the Sustainable Development Goals. In the Africa Sustainable Rice Bond initiative, Helvetas acts as the Technical Assistance Facility Manager alongside its co-creator iGravity, supporting sustainable investments in rice value chains. 

Project: Improving productivity, income and climate resilience within the rice value chain in Tanzania 

• Beneficiary organisation: Flamingoo Foods (agri-SME), Tanzania 
• Value chain: Rice 
• Target: 100 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change 

Oxfam Intermón is the Spanish affiliate of the Oxfam Confederation, with over 70 years of experience in addressing poverty and inequality through integrated programmes, public campaigning and policy influence. Empresas que Cambian Vidas (ECV) is Oxfam Intermón’s venture philanthropy and impact finance programme, with more than 10 years of experience in supporting early-stage, mostly rural enterprises in Latin America and West Africa, with a strong focus on women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.  

Project: Strengthening the technical and business capacity within various agricultural value chains in Bolivia

• Beneficiary organisation: Cooltiva (agri-SME) & Alternative Food Trading (agri-SME), Bolivia 
• Value chain: Vegetables, wild almond 
• Target: 1,320 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change, Fair agrifood systems 

Project: Strengthening inclusive and resilient food systems in the dry corridor in Honduras   

• Beneficiary organisation: ASOPAZ (cooperative) & APRAL (cooperative), Honduras 
• Value chain: Maize, fruits, beans 
• Target: 400 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change, Fair agrifood systems 

Progreso is an NGO based in the Netherlands that enables smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers to earn sustainable, fair incomes by transforming their producer organisations into resilient and professional businesses that access markets, finance and long-term growth opportunities.   

Project: Integrating agroecological model for the food security of smallholder households in Colombia 

• Beneficiary organisation: ASOCOPE (cooperative) & Entresierras (cooperative), Colombia 
• Value chain: Cocoa, vegetables, staple crops 
• Target: 40 smallholder farmers 
• SSNUP priority topics: Food security and improved nutrition, Environment and climate change, Fair agrifood systems