Information for potential investors

The Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund SA. SICAV-SIF” (AATIF) is a closed-ended investment company, organized under the laws of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and is exempt from the scope of the AIFM law pursuant to article 2 (2) c. Only Eligible Investors may invest in AATIF-Shares or Notes respectively.

In respect of the United States of America, Canada, Japan or Australia or any other jurisdiction in which the distribution, offer, sale, transfer or resale would be prohibited by applicable law, no investment in notes/shares or other instruments of the Fund can be offered or made.

Wienco (Ghana) Ltd.

On October 17 AATIF disbursed a USD 20m senior debt loan to Wienco (Ghana) Ltd. (“WGL”), a Ghanian intermediary company that provides fertilizer and agro-chemicals, training in input application methods, as well as in business skills to 50,000 smallholder farmers via three smallholder associations. These include the Cocoa Abrabopa scheme, the Masara N’Arziki maize smallholders association and Wienco’s own smallholder cotton growing scheme. AATIF’s financial commitment will allow Wienco to significantly expand the scope of its smallholder operations over the next years.

It is the aspiration of Wienco and AATIF to help substantially increase the smallholders’ productivity, improve the farmers’ livelihoods and contribute to regional food security at the same time.

For more information on the Wienco investment please click here