Zephyr Management was appointed successor manager of Strategy: African Agriculture in October, 2018. Originally formed in 2011, Strategy: African Agriculture called approximately $20 million to invest in companies involved in various aspects of agriculture in Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi. Zephyr is providing active support to portfolio companies to address capital needs and working toward an orderly liquidation of Strategy: African Agriculture’s six remaining investments.
Strategy: African Agriculture made investments ranging from $250k to $2.5 million, particularly in small and medium sized agricultural businesses. The Strategy’s objective is to create positive social impact as well as financial returns which is part of the investment mandate.
Strategy: African Agriculture's investments create opportunities for small family-run farms to increase their incomes and improve their livelihoods. They do so by creating jobs and positively affecting businesses related to farmers. They also contribute to the local and national economies.
Strategy: African Agriculture’s key theme is food production and it targets this opportunity by focusing on three sectors: primary (farms and plantations); secondary (processing and animal feeds); and services/infrastructure (storage, fertilizers, chemicals, packaging and other inputs). The strategy includes building integrated businesses to control the agri-supply chain.
African Agricultural Capital Fund L.L.C. (AACF)
Ikigai, JGO 90, James Gichuru Rd., Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 727 575 054
Website: https://www.zmlp.com/aacf