Agricultural Opportunities

GEF-7 FOLUR Mt. Elgon Direct Beneficiary Grants — coffee, maize and nature-based livelihoods

Financial support for viable nature-positive livelihood enterprises linked to coffee, maize, diversification and indigenous-community livelihoods in the Mt. Elgon landscape.

Eligibility: Eligible registered local organisations operating in the specified Bungoma and Trans Nzoia target sub-counties, including farmer cooperatives, producer organisations and community-based organisations.

Deadline: 2026-11-09

Source: FAO Kenya / GEF-7 FOLUR · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Open

IFAD Support for Food Systems Transformation in the Central Sahel

IFAD grant financing of up to USD 2 million for implementation supporting food systems transformation in the Central Sahel.

Eligibility: Eligible institutions able to implement the requested regional food-systems transformation activities; applicants must follow the official IFAD call documentation.

Deadline: 2026-10-16

Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Expired / archived

SIFAZ Matching Grant Facility — 2nd Call

Matching grants supporting mechanisation enterprises, input acquisition and marketing, commodity aggregation and green enterprises. The published second-call deadline was 5 June 2026.

Eligibility: SIFAZ-supported farmers, cooperatives and eligible SMEs in Zambia's promoted legume value chains.

Deadline: 2026-06-05

Source: FAO Zambia / SIFAZ · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Expired / archived

AfDB CAWMA — climate-adapted agricultural productivity and water management

African Development Bank approved a Malawi programme focused on climate-adapted agricultural productivity through improved water management.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Rice Agro-Industrial Special Zone Project — Phase I

AfDB-approved investment supporting Sierra Leone's rice agro-industrial special zone development.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Agricultural Climate Resilient and Vulnerability Reduction Project

AfDB-approved project supporting agricultural climate resilience and vulnerability reduction in Zimbabwe.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Boosting Agrifood Systems Resilience in Sudan

AfDB-approved programme focused on strengthening agrifood systems resilience in Sudan.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

FARM-TRAC — family farming, regional markets and cross-border trade corridors

Three-year IFAD grant supporting inclusive territorial development, family farming, jobs for women and youth, nutrition, climate-resilient technologies and cross-border agricultural trade.

Eligibility: Eligible organisations meeting IFAD grant requirements and able to implement regional activities in the Sahel/West and Central Africa.

Deadline: 2019-09-23

Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Expired / archived

Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism (ACFM)

African Development Bank facility providing concessional debt and grant-based technical assistance to catalyse investment in African agri-food SMEs, including investment readiness, project preparation and climate/gender advisory support.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

Nigeria AgriConnect Compact — agriculture and agribusiness transformation framework

Nigeria framework involving FMAFS, World Bank, IFAD and partners to strengthen farmer organisations, market linkages, finance and digital solutions across priority value chains.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Technical Support to the Horticulture Supply Chain for Smallholder Farmers

AfDB-approved technical support project for Nigeria's horticulture supply chain and smallholder farmers. This is project/investment intelligence, not a public grant application.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB BOI Green Growth Technical Assistance for SMEs

AfDB-approved technical assistance supporting green-growth finance for Nigerian SMEs. This is investment/finance intelligence; eligibility and access depend on the implementing institution.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Distributed Renewable Energy Agriculture Modalities (DREAM) Programme

AfDB-approved programme linking distributed renewable energy modalities with agricultural development in Ethiopia.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–AgDevCo blended financing for Africa's next generation of agribusinesses

US$10 million IFAD loan agreement with AgDevCo to mobilize financing for early-stage African agribusinesses, with emphasis on locally owned and women-led enterprises.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–Equity Group climate adaptation finance mechanism

US$200 million mechanism designed to expand climate-adaptation finance to smallholder producers and rural enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–Bank of Kigali financing for farmers' organizations

US$12 million financing agreement aimed at expanding access to finance for Rwanda's farmers' organizations.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

Somalia Women’s Market Access Innovation Challenge

IFAD and the Government of Somalia supported innovative businesses improving women's access to agricultural markets, finance and business opportunities.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Expired / archived

GEF-7 FOLUR Mt. Elgon Direct Beneficiary Grants — coffee, maize and nature-based livelihoods

Financial support for viable nature-positive livelihood enterprises linked to coffee, maize, diversification and indigenous-community livelihoods in the Mt. Elgon landscape.

Eligibility: Eligible registered local organisations operating in the specified Bungoma and Trans Nzoia target sub-counties, including farmer cooperatives, producer organisations and community-based organisations.

Deadline: 2026-11-09

Source: FAO Kenya / GEF-7 FOLUR · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Open

AfDB CAWMA — climate-adapted agricultural productivity and water management

African Development Bank approved a Malawi programme focused on climate-adapted agricultural productivity through improved water management.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Rice Agro-Industrial Special Zone Project — Phase I

AfDB-approved investment supporting Sierra Leone's rice agro-industrial special zone development.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Agricultural Climate Resilient and Vulnerability Reduction Project

AfDB-approved project supporting agricultural climate resilience and vulnerability reduction in Zimbabwe.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Boosting Agrifood Systems Resilience in Sudan

AfDB-approved programme focused on strengthening agrifood systems resilience in Sudan.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

Agri-Food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism (ACFM)

African Development Bank facility providing concessional debt and grant-based technical assistance to catalyse investment in African agri-food SMEs, including investment readiness, project preparation and climate/gender advisory support.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

Nigeria AgriConnect Compact — agriculture and agribusiness transformation framework

Nigeria framework involving FMAFS, World Bank, IFAD and partners to strengthen farmer organisations, market linkages, finance and digital solutions across priority value chains.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Technical Support to the Horticulture Supply Chain for Smallholder Farmers

AfDB-approved technical support project for Nigeria's horticulture supply chain and smallholder farmers. This is project/investment intelligence, not a public grant application.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB BOI Green Growth Technical Assistance for SMEs

AfDB-approved technical assistance supporting green-growth finance for Nigerian SMEs. This is investment/finance intelligence; eligibility and access depend on the implementing institution.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

AfDB Distributed Renewable Energy Agriculture Modalities (DREAM) Programme

AfDB-approved programme linking distributed renewable energy modalities with agricultural development in Ethiopia.

Eligibility:

Source: African Development Bank MapAfrica · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–AgDevCo blended financing for Africa's next generation of agribusinesses

US$10 million IFAD loan agreement with AgDevCo to mobilize financing for early-stage African agribusinesses, with emphasis on locally owned and women-led enterprises.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–Equity Group climate adaptation finance mechanism

US$200 million mechanism designed to expand climate-adaptation finance to smallholder producers and rural enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

IFAD–Bank of Kigali financing for farmers' organizations

US$12 million financing agreement aimed at expanding access to finance for Rwanda's farmers' organizations.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Ongoing programme (not necessarily an open application)

Somalia Women’s Market Access Innovation Challenge

IFAD and the Government of Somalia supported innovative businesses improving women's access to agricultural markets, finance and business opportunities.

Eligibility:

Source: IFAD · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Expired / archived

FARM-TRAC — family farming, regional markets and cross-border trade corridors

Three-year IFAD grant supporting inclusive territorial development, family farming, jobs for women and youth, nutrition, climate-resilient technologies and cross-border agricultural trade.

Eligibility: Eligible organisations meeting IFAD grant requirements and able to implement regional activities in the Sahel/West and Central Africa.

Deadline: 2019-09-23

Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Expired / archived

SIFAZ Matching Grant Facility — 2nd Call

Matching grants supporting mechanisation enterprises, input acquisition and marketing, commodity aggregation and green enterprises. The published second-call deadline was 5 June 2026.

Eligibility: SIFAZ-supported farmers, cooperatives and eligible SMEs in Zambia's promoted legume value chains.

Deadline: 2026-06-05

Source: FAO Zambia / SIFAZ · Verified 2026-10-08

Status: Expired / archived

IFAD Support for Food Systems Transformation in the Central Sahel

IFAD grant financing of up to USD 2 million for implementation supporting food systems transformation in the Central Sahel.

Eligibility: Eligible institutions able to implement the requested regional food-systems transformation activities; applicants must follow the official IFAD call documentation.

Deadline: 2026-10-16

Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) · Verified 2026-10-13

Status: Expired / archived