The latest news about SME Impact Fund, impact investing and agricultural development in East Africa. Read the interviews with agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): what are the challenges and opportunities they face as entrepreneur in Tanzania?    
 

  • 24
    Nov

    SME Impact Fund wins Lender of the Year 2022
    SME Impact Fund is proud to have been awarded Lender of the Year for high impact agricultural SME lending in East Africa. The award ceremony Read more

  • 9
    Sep

    Job opening: Operational Director
    Looking for a passionate leader with 7+ years of operational experience in managing teams in the field of banking/lending and impact investm Read more

  • 4
    Sep

    Financing missing middle agri-businesses in Kenya and Uganda
    This feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of SIF expanding its business model to the adjacent markets of Kenya and/or Read more

  • 20
    Aug

    2022 State of the Sector Report
    The 2022 CSAF State of the Sector Report reviews 2021 lending activity across 17 financial institutions and shares broader reflections on th Read more

  • 15
    Feb

    Striving to grow: the impact fund helping SMEs in Tanzania
    The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) published an article about SME Impact Fund (SIF) in which they explain why they invest in in Read more

  • 28
    Jul

    State of the Sector Report - agricultural finance sector
    The 2021 CSAF State of the Sector Report focuses on the resilience and solidarity of the agricultural finance sector throughout COVID-19, sh Read more