The Quant Africa Agri-Vision Fund
US$10 million dollar fund to invest in Agriculture.
"The Quant Africa Agri Vision fund is a US$10 million dollar fund to invest in Agriculture. The fund invest across the entire agriculture value chain including farmland, Agribusinesses, agricultural infrastructure including (pack houses, dams, silos , warehouses , etc and agric technology"
Zimbabwe is currently reliant on donors and imports for food security . This year over 8 million people will need food aid . Over the past 5 years , we have imported over US$2.5 billion worth of maize and wheat alone . Over 11% of our imports are food related , with another 9% being imports for inputs into the agriculture industry. Zimbabwe is ideally placed to become an agricultural hub for the regional and international markets.
The country has over 2 million hectares which are irrigable The sugar estates in South Eastern Zimbabwe cover over 45000 hectares and are considered one of the best run sugar growing and processing regions in the world. The successful model can and has been replicated with other crops. Zimbabwe has over xxx of land land which is arable There are over 80,000 tobacco farmers , who generate over US$400 million annually in foreign currency The recent announcement by government to compensate white commercial farmers who lost farms due to the land reform, will usher in a new era of agricultural productivity previously unseen. The agreement is a highlight of the myriad measures government is putting in place to revive and grow the agriculture sector
The Quant Africa Agri Vision Fund is a proposed US$10 million fund
Key Benefits
Strong long term fundamentals based on secular trends , climate change, increasing urbanisation, increasing GDP, government support
Attractive historical returns based on a mix of current income and capital appreciation
Uncorrelated returns with other financial instruments
Strong inflation hedge
Capital preservation
Opportunity to reduce poverty through rural development and empowerment in Zimbabwe.
Opportunity to invest in a well diversified fund with partnerships with large-scale agricultural operators to further enhance value.
Quant Africa’s Agri Vision is aligned with Government Vision.
The fund advances the objectives of government’s effort to ;
- Improve food security and nutrition
- Reduce imports and increase exports
- Reduce rural poverty
- Create jobs
Developmental effects
The fund will have significant developmental impact on Zimbabwe, which critically lagging behind the region in alternative assets and private equity investments.
Zimbabwe’s agriculture sector is deficient in capital needed to develop farm infrastructure , improve farm productivity , enhance crop yields and produce more food for local consumption .
New capital will have multiplier effects throughout the country by allowing companies to expand operations and provide more goods and services to customers.
The fund will have strong capital mobilisation impact since seed funder investments will mobilise a large amount of private capital.