Focus
CRAF invests in five commercial verticals: digital farmer platforms & marketplaces, novel farming technologies, new foods & biotechnology, supply chain innovations and nature & carbon data,
Platforms and Marketplaces
Enhancing agricultural productivity and market access for smallholder farmers. We back digital farmer platforms that provide real-time information, access to resources, and connect farmers with buyers to help improve efficiency and support sustainable farming practices.
Farming Technology
We back farming technologies that increase yields, resource efficiency and circularity, helping productive land and waters to sustain our needs in the face of climate shock, and avoiding harm to nature in the name of feeding and powering people.
New Foods & Bio-tech
Africa imports most of its food whilst also claiming vast wilderness to farming every year; a dangerous combination driving climate vulnerability. Our goal is to advance food groups that are less demanding of productive land and water while supporting economic value chains that protect biological diversity.
Supply Chain Innovation
Africa is the world’s least food secure geography, in large part due to its ineffective supply chains that lead to high rates of food loss and waste. Opportunities exist in farm tech, smart storage and data integration to reduce losses and grow overall food supply.