• Empowering Agri-Food value chains through investment and technical support: Cajou Espoir’s Honey Project in Togo

    • 25/03/2026
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    Cajou Espoir SA, a leader in cashew processing in Togo, launched a pioneering honey production project. The initiative aimed at improving cashew yields through modern apiculture techniques, diversifying the company’s revenue streams and creating lasting economic opportunities for local communities. The project aimed to serve as a foundation for rolling out best beekeeping practices to the small producers with whom Cajou Espoir works. Recognizing the need for specialized expertise to attain the objectives, the company partnered with COLEAD (within the… +
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  • Growing Ghana: a new AgriFI–COLEAD technical assistance to support agricultural innovation

    • 25/03/2026
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    Under the AgriFI Country Window Ghana facility, COLEAD is implementing a new technical assistance initiative in support of Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech innovator. Delivered on behalf of EDFI Management Company, this support aims to strengthen and structure the company’s outgrower model to foster sustainable and inclusive growth. COLEAD’s assistance will focus on enhancing farmer support systems and training mechanisms, benefiting more than 12,500 smallholder farmers and 163 commercial farmers. This intervention builds on AgriFI’s USD 2.5 million (EUR 2.2… +
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  • Insights from the EDFI and CSAF conferences: uniting finance and technical assistance to tackle global challenges

    • 03/11/2025
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    In a world marked by geopolitical upheavals, persistent economic instability, and growing pressure to finance sustainable solutions, the question of access to finance for agricultural enterprises has taken on renewed importance. The discussions held on the 2 October during the EDFI (European Development Finance Institutions) Management Company Corporate Day 2025 and on the 1-2 October at the Council on Smallholder Agricultural Finance (CSAF) Convening highlighted a shared conviction: development finance can only be effective when built upon a solid foundation… +
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  • Promoting sustainable agriculture and empowering communities in Togo with Cajou Espoir

    • 04/12/2024
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    Promoting sustainable agriculture and empowering communities in Togo with Cajou Espoir   EDFI Management Company and COLEAD support Cajou Espoir’s innovative beekeeping project In a notable advance for sustainable agriculture in Togo, EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC) has partnered with COLEAD to support beekeeping capacity of one of its investee companies Cajou Espoir, a Togolese company active organic cashew production. This collaboration, supported by technical expertise from COLEAD and co-financed by the EDFI MC AgrifFI initiative, exemplifies a shared commitment… +
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  • EDFI MC selects COLEAD to provide technical assistance through the AGRIFI facility

    • 22/07/2024
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    EDFI MC selects COLEAD to provide technical assistance through the AGRIFI facility   We are thrilled to announce that COLEAD has been awarded by EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC) with the Technical Assistance Consultancy Services on the AGRIFI Facility, after an open tender procedure initiated in November 2023. This framework contract marks a significant achievement and milestone for the organisation where COLEAD will leverage its extensive experience and broad network of expertise to deliver high-quality technical assistance to private sector… +
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