Design & Implementation of Loan Guarantee Fund — Benin

Assignment Name
Design and implement a loan guarantee fund to improve access to finance to smallholder farmers and micro and small agri-food businesses operating in the Pineapple Value-Chain in Benin (Project DEFIA – ENABEL Benin)

Project Description
Assist the DEFIA Project of ENABEL to set-up and operationalize a loan guarantee fund to improve access to finance of smallholder farmers and agri-food businesses in the Pineapple Value-Chain in Benin.

The activities carried out involve

• Elaborate ToRs to recruit an entity to manage the Loan Guarantee Fund
• Support ENABEL in the selection process
• Elaboration of an Operating Manual describing the guarantee mechanism
• Assist ENABEL in the selection of partner MFIs
• Assist with the operationalization of the mechanism