Alpha Agri Investments Aims To Provide Farmers With The Highest Level Of Management And Technical Expertise
Alpha Agri Investments Aims To Provide Farmers With The Highest Level Of Management And Technical Expertise. Agricultural growth is a proven driver of poverty reduction. When agriculture stimulates growth … the growth is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth based in other sectors. Alpha Agri Investments strives to facilitate the creation of world-class agricultural farms in Africa to meet the growing global demand for food and provide greater food security within Africa.
Alpha Agri Investments will provide farmers with the very highest level of farm management and technical expertise. Firmly focused on profitable farming, its investments strategy allows farmers to retain the ownership of their farming assets while enjoying a secure income. It’s investment model varies according to the individual needs of each farm. Each investment that is made into an investee undergoes a careful process of analysis.
The investment process is much more than an economic assessment. Especially in the cases of equity investments, the process involves a “courtship” between Alpha Agri Investments and the potential investee in order to get to “know each other” and assess their compatibility of interests and vision. Investment and management agreements are entered into prior to acquisition and the investment decision is based on farm due diligence and long term market availability. Beginning when an investment is made till the point when a successful exit is achieved, Alpha Agri Investments subjects farmers to rigorous post investment-monitoring to ensure that cash flow from farming operations is maintained.
Its core investment philosophy is to utilise the power of diversification across commodity types, geographies, and management approaches. Over time, diversified farmland portfolios may deliver higher returns with a reduced risk profile as commodity, markets, weather, and water sources vary by region. Utilising end to end value chain analysis, its investment focuses are: Crops (Permanent and Non-permanent), Livestock, Cannabis Industry, Fresh Produce Markets and Agro-Processing.
Alpha Agri Investments provides various forms of technical support to their investee companies to help them grow and ultimately achieve an expected return on investment. Typically, the support covers a wide range of subjects from business management, accounting and governance to market access. The costs of this support are covered by fund management fees and sometimes additionally by consulting fees.
By Thomas Chiothamisi
