1、Donor ReportCultivating Equality:Women Farmers Driving Agribusiness GrowthMarch 2025About GAFSPThe Global Agriculture and Food Security Program(GAFSP)is a global effort that pools donor resources to fund programs focused on increasing agricultural productivity as a way to reduce poverty and increase

2、 food and nutrition security.The Private Sector Window,administered by the IFC and supported by the governments of Australia,Canada,Japan,the Netherlands,the United Kingdom,and the United States,provides long-and short-term loans,credit guarantees,capital and technical assistance to private sector c

3、ompanies and financial intermediaries.It links smallholder farmers to markets by improving their access to finance,technology,expertise,and inputs.About IFCIFC a member of the World Bank Group is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets.We work in

4、more than 100 countries,using our capital,expertise,and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries.In fiscal year 2024,IFC committed a record$56 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries,leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizi

5、ng private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet.For more information,visit www.ifc.org.Adobe Stock/Meritxell CidCover PhotoAcknowledgementsWe would like to express our gratitude to the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program(GAFSP)for their

6、collaboration and funding provided to support the implementation of projects in the region.We are also grateful to IFCs esteemed partners,including Grainpulse Ltd.,Cargill,and the World Food Programme(WFP),for their partnership and contributions towards achieving our shared goals in agriculture and