Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF)

The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) is a $58 million impact fund and the world’s first equity fund designed to build the climate resilience of smallholder farmers.

Although smallholder farmers produce a third of the world’s food, climate change is threatening their lives and livelihoods with devastating impacts. ARAF supports smallholder farmers in Africa by investing in early and early-growth stage agribusinesses that enable them to anticipate, weather, and bounce-back from climate events, resulting in increased yields and incomes. These agribusinesses are backed by passionate founders committed to building profitable and scalable enterprises that prioritize the needs of smallholder farmers.

ARAF is sponsored by Acumen, anchored by the Green Climate Fund, and supported by FMO, the Soros Economic Development Fund, PROPARCO, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Global Social Impact, IKEA Foundation, and others. It is managed by Acumen Capital Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acumen.