In 2004, private equity firm Pearl Capital Partners set up African Agricultural Capital (AAC) with the ambition of stimulating investment in agricultural businesses in East Africa. The fund was formally closed in 2019. AAC was one of the first agricultural impact investment vehicles in the region. Investors collectively committed $9 million in AAC, which the fund fully invested in 16 businesses.
Here are three lessons for investing in early-stage agricultural SMEs, as described in AAC’s Final Closure Report.
