AfDB announces Alliance with other DFIs to provide $3bn special agri-zone financing
Development finance institutions (DFIs) led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) have partnered to finance $3-billion in a private sector-focused Alliance for Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) to bridge the critical financing gap in agriculture in Africa.
These zones are aimed at integrating smallholder farmers into value chains through logistics and infrastructure, and linking them to agro-industrial processors and consumer markets.