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Opportunity - Call for Proposals: Thriving Farmers, Resilient Ecosystems
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Our investments aim to build more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable value chains -where technology empowers people, healthy ecosystemssit alongside economic opportunity, and smallholders are positioned as active partners in progress. OUR MISSION
To contribute to poverty alleviation by strengthening the income-generating capacity of commodity producers and mitigating vulnerability to their economic well being. OUR VISION
To strengthen and diversify the commodity sector in developing countries and transform it to be a major contributor to poverty alleviation and sustained economic growth and development.
The Common Fund for Commodities welcomes funding applications from all of its 101 member countries.
General Priority Areas:
- Trade Finance for Companies - Connecting Smallholder Farmers with Global Markets.
- Regenerative Agriculture & Biodiversity Protection.
- Local Value Addition with Low Environmental Impact.
- Agtech and Digital Tools for Inclusive, Sustainable and Transparent Value Chains.
- Improving Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers.
- Women Entrepreneurship and Business Solutions with a Gender Lens
The CFC particularly encourages applications for:
- Projects focused on the sustainable use and conservation of forest resources in the Congo Basin region (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo).
- Funding proposals concerning small ticket sizes for projects based outside capital cities, focused on domestic markets or non-traditional value chains, and without prior international investment in the following countries: Senegal, Tanzania, Malawi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zimbabwe.
Who should apply?
The CFC welcomes applications from SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities that are based or have active operations in one of more of the 101 member countries, with projects that enhance smallholder livelihoods and drive inclusive local development. Projects should be financially viable, and applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of operational history demonstrating relevant experience and capacity.
Funding proposals from or focused on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing Countries (SIDCs) are treated with priority.
For any query, please write to opencall@common-fund.org
Deadline: 29 September 2025
