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.

Nature/Carbon Data

At the intersection of agriculture and nature-based economy sits the tech stack needed to monitor, report, verify or trade positive climate or nature impact; something which corporates are increasingly required to demonstrate in their supply chains.