{"id":402,"date":"2026-06-30T10:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:25:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T22:25:26","slug":"agric-sme-fund-readiness-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/agric-sme-fund-readiness-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"402\" class=\"elementor elementor-402\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1fef8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e1fef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33de5b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33de5b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4635e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f4635e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f4517 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f4517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preparing Eligible Cooperatives and Agri-SMEs for Responsible Investment Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34ce555 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34ce555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway is a specialised NCDFCOOP pathway designed to help eligible agricultural cooperatives, farmer organisations, producer groups, processors, aggregators and cooperative-linked enterprises become better prepared for possible assessment under the proposed NCDF Agric-SME Investment Fund.<\/p><p>This pathway is not a funding promise. It is not a grant programme. It is not an automatic loan or investment approval route. It is a structured readiness pathway that helps eligible participants improve their documentation, governance, market visibility, technical capacity, ESG awareness, gender participation, digital trade readiness and investment-readiness profile.<\/p><p>The pathway is designed to support cooperatives and agri-SMEs that are active across agricultural value chains, including production, aggregation, input supply, storage, logistics, trading, processing, packaging, market access, equipment support, advisory services, digital agriculture and export-readiness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb3b70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cb3b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1a9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c1a9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/apply-for-agric-sme-readiness-review\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply for Agric-SME Readiness Review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0ff42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f0ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/request-cooperative-partnership-brief\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request Cooperative Partnership Brief <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e5107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a6e5107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/partner-with-ncdfcoop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Partner With NCDFCOOP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2389cb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2389cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785bcb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"785bcb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c43597 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c43597\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87d687 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e87d687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30568c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c30568c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ef459 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88ef459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Agric-SME Readiness Matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c7abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c7abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across Nigeria and Africa, many agricultural cooperatives and agri-SMEs operate close to real production, supply and market demand. They aggregate farmers, supply commodities, process food products, serve rural communities, create jobs and connect local production to wider markets.<\/p><p>However, many of these cooperatives and enterprises struggle to access institutional capital because they are not yet investment-ready.<\/p><p>Common gaps include:<\/p><ul><li>Incomplete registration or enterprise documentation;<\/li><li>Weak financial records;<\/li><li>Limited governance structure;<\/li><li>Undocumented supply capacity;<\/li><li>Poor buyer or offtaker evidence;<\/li><li>Lack of traceability;<\/li><li>Weak product documentation;<\/li><li>Limited ESG and impact awareness;<\/li><li>Insufficient gender and youth participation records;<\/li><li>Unclear working-capital requirements;<\/li><li>Limited digital trade readiness;<\/li><li>Absence of credible business plans;<\/li><li>Poor visibility to fund managers and institutional partners.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>The Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway helps address these gaps before any formal investment assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97f761 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c97f761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88491c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88491c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a250c7b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a250c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d922b elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76d922b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The NCDF Agric-SME Investment Fund Context<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c03099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c03099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The proposed NCDF Agric-SME Investment Fund is being developed as a separate professionally governed investment fund pathway focused on eligible agri-SMEs, agricultural cooperatives, farmer organisations, processors, aggregators and cooperative-linked enterprises.<\/p><p>Under the proposed structure, NCDFCOOP may help suitable participants prepare for possible assessment by supporting cooperative profiling, documentation improvement, market linkage, technical assistance, digital trade readiness, ESG awareness and investment-readiness preparation.<\/p><p>Any investment consideration under the NCDF Agric-SME Investment Fund will be handled separately from NCDFCOOP participation and will be subject to:<\/p><ul><li>The fund\u2019s investment mandate;<\/li><li>Eligibility requirements;<\/li><li>Due diligence;<\/li><li>Investment committee review;<\/li><li>ESG and impact screening;<\/li><li>Risk assessment;<\/li><li>Legal documentation;<\/li><li>Investor reporting requirements;<\/li><li>Regulatory and compliance requirements;<\/li><li>Availability of fund capital;<\/li><li>Final investment approval.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Participation in NCDFCOOP or this readiness pathway does not guarantee investment, financing, credit, grants, buyer contracts, market access, pricing, returns or any investment outcome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276fbf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"276fbf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-173ba2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"173ba2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c886b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9c886b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c46c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0c46c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82f2ba elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c82f2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04c39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04c39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>agricultural cooperative societies;<\/li><li>Farmer cooperatives;<\/li><li>Farmer organisations;<\/li><li>Producer groups;<\/li><li>Commodity aggregators;<\/li><li>Agro-processors;<\/li><li>Storage and warehousing operators;<\/li><li>Cold-chain and logistics SMEs;<\/li><li>Input distribution enterprises;<\/li><li>Equipment leasing or equipment-support businesses;<\/li><li>Agricultural advisory service providers;<\/li><li>Digital agriculture platforms;<\/li><li>Agri-finance enabling businesses;<\/li><li>Cooperative-owned enterprises;<\/li><li>Cooperative-linked SMEs;<\/li><li>Women-led agricultural enterprises;<\/li><li>Youth-led agri-enterprises;<\/li><li>Export-readiness businesses;<\/li><li>Enterprises linked to food systems, climate-smart agriculture and rural livelihoods.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>The pathway may also support cooperatives and member-enterprises that require improvement before they can be considered by fund managers, buyers, offtakers, financial institutions or development partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db49507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db49507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f243c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8f243c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894bc0d elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"894bc0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who This Pathway Is Designed For<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf2a11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf2a11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway is suitable for:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a3d40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15a3d40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6369387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6369387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1104be8 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1104be8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligible Agric-SME Activity Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8b306 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8b306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eligible activity areas may include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57484ea e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57484ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca8f2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ca8f2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf86f9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2cf86f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" viewBox=\"0 0 52 52\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>seeds;<\/li><li>fertiliser;<\/li><li>crop protection;<\/li><li>livestock inputs;<\/li><li>equipment and tools;<\/li><li>irrigation support;<\/li><li>mechanisation services;<\/li><li>advisory and extension support.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3434d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3434d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c143a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"77c143a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" 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elementor-size-default\">AfriGoOS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b51646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b51646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><\/span><\/p><p>AfriGoOS supports supplier verification, trade documentation, traceability, RFQ workflows, buyer-supplier coordination, logistics visibility, contract documentation and trade-readiness reporting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-434415c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"434415c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941eb03 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"941eb03\" 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elementor-element-57c1b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57c1b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AfriGo Lekki Agro Industrial Export Park<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76bdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f76bdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Where appropriate and subject to eligibility, availability and commercial terms, AfriGo Lekki Agro Industrial Export Park may support eligible participants with processing, packaging, warehousing, export-readiness, aggregation and market-access infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ebb510 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They provide support infrastructure that may help suitable cooperatives and agri-SMEs become more credible, more visible and better prepared for structured markets and investment assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198d5a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"198d5a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69e5ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d69e5ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebacff1 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebacff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fund-Readiness Assessment Criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92290a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92290a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NCDFCOOP may assess participants based on the following readiness indicators:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d42ad e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66d42ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742cd73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"742cd73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780a355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"780a355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institutional Readiness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394d0bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"394d0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7816dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7816dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Proper registration;<\/li><li>Clear ownership or membership structure;<\/li><li>Authorised representatives;<\/li><li>Governance records;<\/li><li>Leadership capacity;<\/li><li>Internal approvals.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943e0f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"943e0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbffc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbffc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commercial Readiness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7535122 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7535122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b29b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b29b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Supply-chain visibility;<\/li><li>Delivery capacity;<\/li><li>Logistics plan;<\/li><li>Storage or facility requirements;<\/li><li>Product quality controls;<\/li><li>Management capacity.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7507a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae7507a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3335e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3335e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ESG and Impact Readiness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375c636 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"375c636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00651a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00651a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-82a9f8f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"82a9f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bffcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bffcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Willingness to use digital onboarding;<\/li><li>Capacity to provide product data;<\/li><li>Readiness for supplier verification;<\/li><li>Ability to participate in documented trade workflows.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4040d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4040d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2aa135 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2aa135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e314d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e314d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826f007 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"826f007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8cbe8b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8cbe8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8c987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8c987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Cooperative registration certificate or company registration documents;<\/li><li>Cooperative constitution or company documents;<\/li><li>Authorised representative letter;<\/li><li>Board, member or management approval;<\/li><li>List of officers, directors or management team;<\/li><li>Membership or producer summary;<\/li><li>Product or commodity profile;<\/li><li>Business profile;<\/li><li>Recent financial records;<\/li><li>Bank account confirmation where applicable;<\/li><li>Buyer or offtaker records where available;<\/li><li>Product photos;<\/li><li>Facility photos where relevant;<\/li><li>Licences, permits or certifications where applicable;<\/li><li>Tax identification or relevant compliance documents;<\/li><li>Environmental or social risk information where relevant;<\/li><li>Gender and youth participation data;<\/li><li>Current funding need or use-of-funds summary.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Incomplete documentation does not automatically prevent participation in the readiness pathway, but it may affect progression to fund assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fdffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61fdffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07079fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07079fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b5749 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58b5749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Participants May Need to Submit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a43fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a43fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the type of participant, NCDFCOOP may request:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402607e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"402607e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ecfcc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ecfcc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d602d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58d602d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c222bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c222bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c332693 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c332693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe273c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afe273c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Investment approval;<\/li><li>Loan approval;<\/li><li>Grant funding;<\/li><li>Buyer contracts;<\/li><li>Product purchase;<\/li><li>Commodity pricing;<\/li><li>Market access;<\/li><li>Export approval;<\/li><li>Platform onboarding approval;<\/li><li>Technical assistance approval;<\/li><li>Investment returns;<\/li><li>Capital repayment;<\/li><li>Fund participation;<\/li><li>Regulatory approval.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>Any investment consideration under the NCDF Agric-SME Investment Fund will be subject to the fund\u2019s final legal structure, fund mandate, eligibility criteria, due diligence, ESG and impact screening, investment committee approval, documentation, risk disclosure, investor governance and applicable regulatory requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83ab3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e83ab3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b00fb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b00fb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0995ed elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0995ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Disclaimers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c7276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63c7276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway is a preparation and referral pathway only.<\/p><p>It does not guarantee:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d8501 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9d8501\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75455f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75455f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b196d1e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b196d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Cooperative Leaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8930bb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8930bb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your cooperative society has agricultural members, commodity supply, producer networks, processing activity, market access needs or cooperative-linked enterprises, this pathway may help you organise your cooperative for stronger institutional engagement.<\/p><p>Before applying, cooperative leaders should prepare:<\/p><ul><li>Registration evidence;<\/li><li>Leadership details;<\/li><li>Membership or producer summary;<\/li><li>Product or commodity information;<\/li><li>Market or buyer history;<\/li><li>Basic financial records;<\/li><li>Internal approval to participate;<\/li><li>Key challenges and technical-assistance needs.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p>NCDFCOOP will review the information and recommend the most appropriate next step.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4113e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4113e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3ceb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e3ceb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58ace8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d58ace8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For Agri-SMEs and Cooperative-Linked Enterprises<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5351390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5351390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your business works within the agricultural value chain and is linked to cooperative activity, farmer supply, processing, aggregation, logistics, input distribution, digital agriculture or market access, you may submit an enterprise profile for readiness review.<\/p><p>NCDFCOOP may assess your documentation, business model, market readiness, financial records, ESG profile and digital trade readiness before recommending any further engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b9f18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01b9f18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b2b89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49b2b89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4f6e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c4f6e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prepare Your Cooperative or Agri-SME for Responsible Investment Assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b93313 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b93313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496a276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496a276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agric-SME Fund Readiness Pathway helps eligible cooperatives and agri-SMEs improve the documentation, governance, market evidence, ESG awareness, technical readiness and digital trade visibility required for structured investment assessment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a0cd26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a0cd26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70bb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b70bb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ncdfgroup.com\/ncdfcoop\/apply-for-agric-sme-readiness-review\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply for Agric-SME Readiness Review<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67f467a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67f467a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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