This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Our investment
Description of the investment.
Description of the investment.
Our investment in ETG is expected to support economic opportunity for 579,000 farmers across 21 countries through direct purchasing of agri commodities at the farm gate. Farmers report improved incomes, access to agri inputs and extension services compared to those that do not sell to ETG.
Impact information
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
Applies to investments made from 2019 onwards. The tabs in this section define what we expect to achieve through the investment, assessing the potential impact of the investment against six dimensions of impact. You can find more details on our methodology of assessing impact here.
What?
Impact |
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Economic opportunity for farmers (SDG 8 & 2.3) |
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How?
How? |
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Direct: ETG purchases agri commodities from farmers at the farm gate indirectly linking them to regional and international markets. ETG sources a large number of agricultural commodities across the African continent; 80% of these are purchased at the farm gate with cash through a network of 450 all-year and seasonal procurement centres. Through these centres, ETG also offers inputs and extension services to the farmers. This enables two things: (1) farmers are able to sell surplus to ETG directly and are generally paid in cash; (2) through quality inputs and extension services yield will increase and (post-harvest) losses decrease. |
Who?
Stakeholder | Geography | Characteristics |
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Farmers, as suppliers to, buyers of inputs from and recipients of extension services by ETG. |
Pan Africa and Asia (21 countries). A country can have 5 to 150 procurement centres. |
ETG purchases from small, medium and large farmers. In the three countries sampled, farmers selling directly to ETG typically have larger landholdings and a lower poverty likelihood. Over 85% of these farmers depend on agriculture as their primary source of income and are entrepreneurial using agricultural inputs and some mechanisation to improve yield. Majority of the farmers have started working with ETG recently and 83% sell nearly half of their produce to ETG with the balance sold to local markets and other middlemen. Farmers selling to the company are mostly male (70%) and young (60%<50 years old). |
How much?
Scale | Depth/Duration |
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In 2020, ETG procured from c.579k farmers in our geographies. For our $100 million investment, we estimate attributable reach at c.45k farmers annually. |
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Contribution/additionality
Contribution/additionality |
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Grid score
Grid Score
To help us direct our investments, we previously used a tool called the Development Impact Grid. It scored investments out of four, based on two factors: the difficulty of investing in a country and the propensity of the sector to generate employment. This tool was used for investments until the end of 2021. Since 2022 it has been replaced by the Impact Score. |
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3.24 |
Risk
Unexpected Impact Risk
Evidence Risk
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Reporting and Complaints Mechanism
The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism allows anyone outside BII to report alleged breaches of the business integrity or environmental and social provisions of BII’s Policy on Responsible Investing. This includes breaches made by BII, a BII investee, or a portfolio company of a fund in which BII has invested. The Reporting and Complaints Mechanism Rules are available here. Reports and complaints can be submitted by email to [email protected] or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
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Key facts
- Last updated
When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- June 2024
- Project number
An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D4190
- Status
The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Active
- Region
The geographical region where the country is located. We currently invest in Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Caribbean. In 2023, BII’s investment mandate was extended allowing it to invest in regional funds linked to Ukraine, with the majority of activity expected to begin post-war. Investments outside these regions were made prior to 2012 under previous investment mandates.
- Australia, East Africa, East Asia, Global, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, USA, Western Asia, Western Europe
- Country
The countries where the investment delivers impact. Where impact is delivered in multiple countries, this is indicated.
- Australia, China, Global, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Sector
We prioritise those sectors that facilitate development and need our capital the most. Our priority sectors contribute towards many of the Sustainable Development Goals. They range from investing in the power infrastructure that will provide people with better access to electricity, to investing in financial institutions that direct capital to the individuals and businesses that need it the most.
- Food & Agriculture
- Investment type :
- Debt
- Start date :
- March 2021
- Amount :
- $100m
- Currency of investment :
- USD
- Domicile
The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Mauritius
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The currency in which the investment was made.
- Last updated
Related investments made by BII into this company:
Investment name | Commitment | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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Investment 01 | $32.5m | Australia, East Africa, East Asia, Global, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, USA, Western Asia, Western Europe | Food & Agriculture | November 2012 | Exited |