Strategy for agricultural transformation in africa

Mechanization Program: 
expand mechanized agricultural equipment hiring by 
partnering with RMC’s to create equipment hiring enterprises and complementary 
manufacturing and repair workshops by providing concessional financing for equipment 
hiring and purchase in more mature markets and fund technical assistance and data 
collection on mechanization access across Africa 
TBC 
Develop 
agro-dealer supply systems
: Partner with large buyers to guarantee uptake of 
final produce which would incentivize farmers to use inputs, also partner with 
distributors to ensure steady supply of inputs
Support wide-scale deployment of innovative 
farmer extension models
: Support 
effective private sector led approaches to the provision of farmer extension services
• 
WFP-PPP 
• 
IDH 
• 
Yara 
• 
Digital Green 
• 
FAO 
• 
IFAD 
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 Includes existing AfDB funds with activities that can synergize with the ATA or that entail a direct expansion of the fund by incorporating the proposed initiative. 

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Enabler 
#2: 
Realized Value of 
Increased 
Production 
Post-Harvest Loss Prevention Facility:
provide long term financing and a technical 
assistance facility to producers and retailers of proven, culturally appropriate PHL 
solutions; in addition, create a window for leasing PHL equipment by agricultural 
cooperatives and SMEs via on-lending 
• 
Rockefeller 
Foundation 
• 
GAIN 
• 
FAO 
• 
AAF 
• 
Agriculture Fast-Track Fund 
Warehouse receipts systems:
increase the number of licensed warehouses that can be 
used by African commodity exchange by providing financing to SME’s, farmer 
organizations, among other, towards building warehouses and training warehouse staff on 
requisite quality standards
• 
World Bank