Source: Root Capital | Sep 08, 2016

Root Capital and The MasterCard Foundation to Increase Incomes for 300,000 Farmers in West Africa

This initiative will help address the urgent need of early-stage West African agribusinesses for capital and capacity building

Impact investing pioneer Root Capital (www.RootCapital.org) announced today at the African Green Revolution Forum a new partnership with The MasterCard Foundation (www.MastercardFdn.org) that will help raise incomes for over 300,000 smallholder farmers in West Africa. The Foundation has committed $5.2 million to Root Capital over five years to support early-stage…