Promoting sustainable agriculture and agri-food models

By supporting processing activities and logistics infrastructure, Proparco helps to structure sustainable and resilient sectors. Its work aims to enhance farm productivity and profitability, ensure the long-term viability of businesses in the sector, foster the emergence of dynamic players and reduce food imports in the countries concerned. 

By granting dedicated lines of credit to committed financial institutions, Proparco facilitates access to finance for farmers and businesses and development of the sustainable agri-food sector. Proparco's actions help secure the incomes of smallholder producers by making it easier for them to contractualise with agri-industry players. They enable beneficiaries to diversify their activities, for example by adding biofuel production or biomass cogeneration, which reduces their vulnerability to market fluctuations. 

In order to preserve natural resources while supporting local communities, Proparco finances agricultural and agri-food business models with high social and environmental added value. Proparco supports key players in agriculture value chains, providing opportunities for thousands of producers and deploying best sustainability practices. 

As part of an action programme dedicated to preserving natural capital, Proparco also finances projects to invest in carbon sinks: soil, forests and the oceans. One component of this approach focuses on improving land use in agriculture.