Support for agricultural SMEs

Our tool : I&P Acceleration FARM

In Guinea, Gola Capital is one of I&P Acceleration FARM’s implementing partners, dedicated to financing and supporting start-ups and small businesses in the agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Deployed over a period of 3 years, I&P Acceleration FARM aims to finance and support around thirty start-ups and small and medium-sized companies operating in the agricultural value chain to reduce the food crisis.

The program covers 6 target countries (Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda).

I&P Acceleration FARM is funded with €4 million by Proparco, a subsidiary of the Agence Française de Développement Group dedicated to the private sector.

For West Africa, I&P is in charge of prospecting and monitoring target companies, in particular Gola Capital for Guinea.

I&P Acceleration FARM has 2 components :

Seed funding

Meet the financing needs of companies during their incubation or acceleration phase, for amounts of between 89,05 million and 891 million GNF.

Technical Assistance

Strengthen the capacities of financed companies through training and expertise assignments (business plan preparation, administrative and financial management, coaching, etc.)

Target companies

I&P Acceleration FARM targets companies that meet the following criteria:

Registered in one of the 6 intervention countries (Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda).
Run by men and women working full-time on their business and wishing to collaborate with a group of investors.
Operate in the sectors of agricultural product processing, primary agriculture, livestock farming, fish farming and/or services linked to the agricultural sector (input distribution, training, logistics, equipment sales, market access, agritech, etc.).
Committed to maximizing its positive impacts (social and/or environmental), through its activities and/or the improvement of its practices.
Particular attention is paid to projects in rural areas.

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