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The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda has committed an additional €2 million to the Smallholder Credit Fund, managed by Pearl Capital Partners.
The additional commitment takes the fund’s capitalisation to €8 million.
The fund was previously known as Dairy-Horticulture Credit Limited.
The Smallholder Credit Fund will provide medium-term credit lines to SACCOs and working capital to farmer cooperatives in Uganda. The funding will support onward lending to the livestock and agri-food subsectors.
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