This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Our investment
Description of the investment.
Description of the investment.
Our investment will support a fund manager that has an intentional approach to impact, associated targets and best-in-class impact management systems to strengthen food supply through local production and distribution. The investment will also generate wider economic opportunities across Africa through the fund's support for food production and distribution across the value chain. In particular, the fund is trying to reach 90,000 smallholder farmers/ micro-entrepreneurs; create 2,000 jobs, and reduce food loss and waste by 50 per cent across all its investee companies.
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?
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How?
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By providing capital and value-add to about eight food and agriculture businesses, namely in the inputs, processing, protein, logistics, and late value-chain segments. |
Who?
| Stakeholder | Geography | Characteristics |
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| Customers |
Primarily Southern and East Africa. |
Variable, both low- and high-income consumers. Target: 100 per cent of consumer-facing businesses with route-to-market for BoP. Track record: 50% of Fund I portfolio with BoP route-to-market. |
| Suppliers micro-entrepreneurs |
Primarily Southern and East Africa. |
Smallholder farmers (less than 2 ha) and commercial farmers; more than 50 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa's population work in the food and agriculture sector, and employees are likely to be semi-skilled to low-skilled. |
| Planet |
Primarily Southern and East Africa. |
65 per cent of cropland has been affected by land degradation resulting from poor agricultural practices. |
How much?
| Scale | Depth/Duration |
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Target: 3MT of food/food-related products delivered. Target: 2k permanent jobs created and 10k sustained. 90k smallholders and microentrepreneurs reached. (Track record: 1.8k jobs, 80k farmers reached.) |
Likely deeper for low-income populations that are food insecure. Target: Farmer increase yields by 25%, 100% employees earning minimum wage or over. (Track record: $1.4m cumulative increase in farmer incomes/annum.) Target: 50% reduced food losses/wastage, 100% companies with recycling initiatives and waste water management plans. |
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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2.5-3 |
Risk
Execution Risk
Unexpected Impact Risk
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Environmental and social information
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Environmental and social summary
A high-level description of the environmental and social aspects of the investment. This may include a summary of key environmental and social risks identified during environmental and social due diligence (ESDD); key elements of an environmental and social action plan (ESAP); or ways in which we plan to support the investee improve environmental and social standards, such as through their environmental and social management system (ESMS); as well as any other priority areas agreed with the investee.
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Environmental and social risk
A risk category rating, which indicates the level of environmental and social risk associated with an investment. For an explanation of the categorisations used, see here. We consistently provide an environmental and social risk category for all investments screened from 2023 onwards.
Environmental and social summary
The fund manager has a well-established approach to environmental and social management and we will continue to support and monitor its approach as the portfolio grows.
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 reportsandcomplaints@bii.co.uk or by mail. See more details on our Reporting and Complaints Mechanism here.
For any other general enquiries contact us at enquiries@bii.co.uk
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Key facts
- Last updated
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When the last quarterly update of the website database occurred.
- June 2024
- Project number
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An identifier number shared by investments in the same project.
- D3473
- Status
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The current status of the investment (green flag for active and red flag for exited).
- Active
- Region
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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.
- Africa
- Sector
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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.
- Consumer - Health, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing
- Investment type :
- Fund
- Start date :
- January 2021
- Amount :
- $30m
- Currency of investment :
- USD
- Fund Manager:
- Phatisa Fund Managers 2 Ltd
- Domicile
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The company or investment fund’s place of incorporation.
- Mauritius
We provide capital in the following ways: directly – through direct equity, direct debt, guarantees and other non-intermediated financial instruments; and indirectly – principally through investment funds.
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For funds, this is the date at which the fund was terminated.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date at which the fund manager exited the investment.
The total amount committed, per financial instrument, per investment, on the date BII becomes subject to a binding legal obligation to provide funding or assume a contingent liability. This information is provided in US dollars.
For direct investments, this is the amount that BII has committed to the business or project. For fund investments, this is the amount BII has committed to the fund.
The currency in which the investment was made.
- 2X Gender Finance
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Indicates whether the investment is ‘2X qualified’ using the 2X Challenge criteria. You can find out more here. It only applies to investments made from 2018 onwards, when the 2X Challenge was first launched.
- Fully qualified
- Last updated
Investments made by this fund into companies:
For further information about these companies, visit https://www.phatisa.com/
| Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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| Deltamune Pty (Ltd) “Project Dalmatian” | Africa | Africa | Consumer - Health | December 2021 | Active |
| Farming and Engineering Services Limited (FES) | Africa | Africa | Food & Agriculture | June 2021 | Active |
| Lynx Food Group | South Africa | Southern Africa | Food & Agriculture | December 2021 | Active |
| MHL International Holdings Ltd (Manipal) | Kenya | East Africa | Manufacturing | March 2023 | Active |
| Rolfes Holdings Limited | South Africa | Southern Africa | Food & Agriculture | June 2020 | Active |
