Dividend Policy and Dividend Decision Theories.pptx
Root Capital
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2. Mission
Root Capital’s mission is to grow rural prosperity by
investing in agricultural businesses that build
sustainable livelihoods in Africa and Latin America.
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Source: SCOPEinsight, “Mainstream Agrifinance: Enable producer organizations to invest their way out of poverty.” Compliments of AGRA: CIA - world-fact
book, Central bank of Congo, Central bank of Nigeria, Central bank of Kenya, Central bank of South Africa; BCEAO – Annual Report 2008
Capital Constraints on African Agriculture
9. Food Security & Nutrition Portfolio
New lending window for Root Capital, financing SMEs all along domestic
and regional agri-food value chains. This will deepen our impact:
•Impact for Rural and Agricultural SMEs
• Impact on Smallholder Farmers as Producers
• Impact on Smallholder Farmers as Input Consumers
• Impact on Low-income Africans as Food Consumers
10. Inputs
Seeds & Plant Material
Soil Health
Pest Control
Irrigation
Machinery
Crop Insurance
Production
Smallholder Farmers
Nucleus Farmers/
Out Growers
Farming Cooperatives
SME Farmers
Large-Scale Commercial
Farmers
PH-Handling &
Processing
Granaries
Warehousing
Agro-Processing
Distribution
Wholesalers
Franchisors
Traders
Exporters
Value Chain for Staple Crops and Inputs
11. Contacts
Where can rural SME finance support your activities or beneficiaries?
Contact us:
• Barbara Ghansah, Ghana
– bghansah@rootcapital.org
• Diaka Sall, Senegal
– dsall@rootcapital.org
• Simplice Chigbo, Cote d’Ivoire
– schigbo@rootcapital.org
