Chris Isaac

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Chris Isaac

@chrisagdevco

Chief Investment Officer at AgDevCo, providing debt and equity to African agri SMEs.

London, UK Joined Nisan 2012

240 Following841 Followers

Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·4 Eyl

Back to the future! Delighted that @AgDevCo with support from @FCDOGovUK will be investing again in small, early-stage agri-SMEs (ticket sizes below $3m). "AgDevCo Ventures" launch planned for 2025.

Collins of Highbury@Lord_Collins

Delighted to speak at the #AFSFORUM2024 in Kigali, organised by @Agnes_Kalibata. The UK is working closely with African partners to improve Africa’s food systems and tackle food insecurity. Through AgDevCo, we are enabling the growth of agribusinesses across the continent. ⬇️

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Global Donor Platform for Rural Development@donorplatform·4 Tem

🔎 Read and watch the interview with @chrisagdevco @AgDevCo on blended finance and why now is the time to double down. donorplatform.org/post/blended-f…

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·26 Haz

We should support Kenya and local communities at this time, not back away #LewaSafariMarathon @SafaricomPLC

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·5 May

Great to see two @AgDevCo supported investments in this list @VictoryFarmsLtd (tilapia) and @agris_group (avocados). Commercial agriculture contributing to jobs, food security and hard currency export earnings in #Kenya

Maris@MarisAfrica

Helping to feed Europe's growing appetite for #avocados. The establishment of @agris_group 390-hectare avocado plantation in #Kenya was highlighted by @MadeItInAfrica as one of its five notable private equity and #venturecapital deals in April. howwemadeitinafrica.com/five-notable-a…

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·19 Nis

Delighted to be partnering with @agris_group and Granot to boost quality avocado production in Kenya

AgDevCo@AgDevCo

AgDevCo is pleased to announce an investment alongside Agris and Granot International to develop an avocado research and production hub in Kenya. Read the press release: bit.ly/3GV4dAv @agris_group @MarisAfrica #impinv #agdevco

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·6 Nis

Well done to @VictoryFarmsLtd (an @AgDevCo investee) for this landmark transaction. Bringing affordable, high quality fish to consumers across East Africa. Victory Farms Poised For Further Growth After $35m Series B Drive africa.com/victory-farms-…

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AgDevCo@AgDevCo·20 Ara

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a €5.5 million mezzanine debt investment in the Afrique Phyto Plus (A2P) group, an agro-inputs trading, and manufacturing business with operations in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso and wider West Africa. Press release: bit.ly/3HTs3xF

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·8 Eyl

Investing in start-ups in African agriculture is not easy. I spoke at @norfund's 25th anniversary conference about @AgDevCo's journey to date youtu.be/rhdIC0agz6M

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·15 Tem

My daughter Anna's (11) painting on display at the RA Young Artists' exhibition and online. See all the amazing entries from artists age 4-18 and vote in the People's Choice awards. "The Pineapple of Imagination" #RAYoungArtists youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/20… via @royalacademy

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·22 Haz

Are perennial crops a breakthrough technology that could increase yields, reduce inputs, sequester carbon and improve resilience of arable farming? #Groundswell22 Prof Lennart Olsson from @LUCSUS_LU @NatureAsMeasure

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·22 Haz

Looking forward to 2 days in the field with @AgDevCo colleagues at #Groundswell22 hearing about the latest in regenerative farming

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·15 May

Three of @AgDevCo's investees in East Africa: @afrimac_limited, @VictoryFarmsLtd and #Africado. Pleased to be able to show our new investors @BritishIntInv and @Norfund the impressive growth and impact

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·24 Şub

We're delighted to be partnering with @CDCgroup @norfund and @DFCgov to put more capital to work in high impact African agribusinesses for jobs, incomes and food

AgDevCo@AgDevCo

AgDevCo secures $90m of DFI funding to further invest in African agribusinesses to deliver jobs, incomes, and food. Read the press release here: bit.ly/3BOUN5v

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·25 Oca

Pleased to work with #Agricane in Malawi to support this turnaround. Kasinthula supplies @FairtradeUK sugar to @divinechocolate

AgDevCo@AgDevCo

Three years ago this community-owned sugarcane scheme was on the brink of bankruptcy. With finance and technical support from AgDevCo, Kasinthula is once more a thriving business, creating jobs and supporting livelihoods in Malawi's Shire Valley.

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·12 Oca

Great work by our West Africa team. Sustainable farming, in partnership with local communities, contributing to Ghana's food security.

AgDevCo@AgDevCo

Congrats to Oba Pack, a leading Ghanaian agribusiness, the new owner of the Babator Farming Company! AgDevCo developed the irrigated farm from greenfield. Oba Pack will grow onions for the local market. Other sites are available for investors. More here: bit.ly/3tlFy24

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·3 Kas

"Successful irrigation is much more than digging pipes and installing pumps. It’s a complex social, environmental, and commercial management challenge." Read about @AgDevCo investments benefitting smallholder farmers in Malawi. agdevco.com/news/162/Artic… #COP26 #foodsecurity

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·11 Eki

Great Lakes Coffee, Uganda. @AgDevCo is proud to be financing this high impact business alongside other lenders drive.google.com/file/d/1cZ6TJJ…

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Chris Isaac@chrisagdevco·13 Tem

Profit-making idea: Producing affordable fish in East Africa howwemadeitinafrica.com/profit-making-…

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AgDevCo@AgDevCo·9 Tem

AgDevCo is pleased to announce a multi-million-dollar mezzanine debt investment in Victory Farms, a rapidly growing aquaculture company in Kenya. Read the full press release here: bit.ly/3wrDS4Y #impinv #agribusiness #Kenya

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AgDevCo@AgDevCo·1 Tem

AgDevCo has released infographics on worker rights and expectations, suitable for any African workplace. They are available free of charge in multiple languages (Swahili, Twi, Chichewa, French, English and Portuguese). Download here: bit.ly/2TowNEJ #SDG08 #JobQuality

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