This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Grainco is an agro trading business that focusses on sourcing, distribution and selling of agro related commodities. Its main customers require a continuous supply of key raw materials in their agro processing or manufacturing processes.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, East Africa
- Countries:
- Zimbabwe
- Sector
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Food and agriculture
- Investment type
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- Takura III
- Fund Manager:
- Takura Capital Partners
- Start date
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- December 2019
- Domicile
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Zimbabwe