• Banco o instituciĆ³n financiera

Root Capital invests in the growth of agricultural enterprises that support smallholder farmers. They seek out enterprises whose credit needs are too big for microfinance and too small or risky for commercial banks. They provide loans ranging from about $200,000 to $2 million specially tailored to harvest and sales cycles. Financing is mixed with highly customized training to strengthen farmers' financial management, governance, and agronomic capacity to help businesses grow over the long term.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Investment Instruments

    • Debt
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture
  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
  • Capacity development services

    • Support on governance structure
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption
  • Focus Tech

    • No
  • Focus Population

    • Rural entrepreneurs
    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Women entrepreneurs