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title: "Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund"
description: "Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) is an impact investment fund sponsored by Acumen and managed by Acumen Capital Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acumen. It is structured as an equity fund focused on food and agribusinesses that support smallholder farmers and climate resilience across Africa. Public information describes ARAF as a blended finance vehicle that mobilizes both commercial and concessional capital to scale climate smart agribusinesses. In Africa ARAF invests in early and growth stage agribusinesses and agri tech ventures that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and strengthen their livelihoods. Based on available investment data, the fund has participated in seed stage rounds for agri tech companies in West Africa, including Ghana and Nigeria. These investments focus on technology enabled platforms that connect farmers to markets, buyers, inputs, advisory services, and finance. Within this activity ARAF has backed companies such as Farmerline and Complete Farmer in Ghana and Winich Farms in Nigeria, reflecting a clear focus on climate resilient agriculture solutions and digital services for smallholder farmers. Co investment partners recorded alongside ARAF include impact and climate oriented investors such as FMO, Proparco, Alitheia Capital, VestedWorld, and other specialized funds, underscoring ARAF’s role as a collaborative investor in Africa’s climate resilient agribusiness ecosystem."
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# Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) is an impact investment fund sponsored by Acumen and managed by Acumen Capital Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acumen. It is structured as an equity fund focused on food and agribusinesses that support smallholder farmers and climate resilience across Africa. Public information describes ARAF as a blended finance vehicle that mobilizes both commercial and concessional capital to scale climate smart agribusinesses. In Africa ARAF invests in early and growth stage agribusinesses and agri tech ventures that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and strengthen their livelihoods. Based on available investment data, the fund has participated in seed stage rounds for agri tech companies in West Africa, including Ghana and Nigeria. These investments focus on technology enabled platforms that connect farmers to markets, buyers, inputs, advisory services, and finance. Within this activity ARAF has backed companies such as Farmerline and Complete Farmer in Ghana and Winich Farms in Nigeria, reflecting a clear focus on climate resilient agriculture solutions and digital services for smallholder farmers. Co investment partners recorded alongside ARAF include impact and climate oriented investors such as FMO, Proparco, Alitheia Capital, VestedWorld, and other specialized funds, underscoring ARAF’s role as a collaborative investor in Africa’s climate resilient agribusiness ecosystem.

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## Summary

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) is an impact investment fund sponsored by Acumen and managed by Acumen Capital Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acumen. It is structured as an equity fund focused on food and agribusinesses that support smallholder farmers and climate resilience across Africa. Public information describes ARAF as a blended finance vehicle that mobilizes both commercial and concessional capital to scale climate smart agribusinesses. In Africa ARAF invests in early and growth stage agribusinesses and agri tech ventures that help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and strengthen their livelihoods. Based on available investment data, the fund has participated in seed stage rounds for agri tech companies in West Africa, including Ghana and Nigeria. These investments focus on technology enabled platforms that connect farmers to markets, buyers, inputs, advisory services, and finance. Within this activity ARAF has backed companies such as Farmerline and Complete Farmer in Ghana and Winich Farms in Nigeria, reflecting a clear focus on climate resilient agriculture solutions and digital services for smallholder farmers. Co investment partners recorded alongside ARAF include impact and climate oriented investors such as FMO, Proparco, Alitheia Capital, VestedWorld, and other specialized funds, underscoring ARAF’s role as a collaborative investor in Africa’s climate resilient agribusiness ecosystem.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Winich Farms | /winich-farms | Seed | 2500000 | 2024-10-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Complete Farmer | /complete-farmer | Seed | 7000000 | 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Farmerline | /farmerline | Debt Financing | 6500000 | 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Farmerline | /farmerline | Seed | 6500000 | 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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