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ARCAFIM Launches Climate Finance for East African Farmers | Uganda News
A bold new $200 million climate finance initiative, ARCAFIM, is launching in East Africa to empower smallholder farmers and rural businesses with tools to survive climate shocks. Backed by IFAD and Equity Group—with Equity matching $90M of concessional loans—this 12-year plan targets 260,000 farmers and 500 SMEs across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, prioritizing women and youth. Funds will boost irrigation, livestock resilience, storage, and clean energy, while technical support trains local lenders to treat farmers as bankable entrepreneurs. Backed by global partners like the Green…
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