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About the Due Diligence Fund

The Due Diligence Fund (DDF) is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as part of the Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains Initiative (SASI). Now in its fifth round, the DDF has already supported 30 projects across four previous rounds since 2022.

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FCI4Africa — Fair food and trade systems for Africa through food convergence innovation is a Horizon Europe-funded project responding to the growing demand for sustainable, fair, and just food trade between Africa and Europe.

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The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has launched its 28th Call for Proposals, targeting transformative projects that empower smallholder farmers, promote regenerative agriculture, and foster inclusive value chains in developing countries. With a focus on aligning commercial viability with environmental sustainability and social equity, the CFC supports initiatives that connect farmers to global markets, enhance local value addition, and build resilience through agtech, financial access, and women-led enterprises.

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The 2025 AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants, supported by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), enable doctoral candidates from sub-Saharan African countries to undertake research stays (1-2 months) at universities or research institutes in another sub-Saharan African country. These grants are designed to strengthen scientific capacity, foster collaboration, and expand networking opportunities for junior researchers across Africa.

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SupaO² is a device developed and patented by WaterMed. The device is used to sterilise and purify water utilising Oxygenation and UV light without chemicals, giving plants cleaner water, good nutrients and oxygen with a controlled management system that’s simple to operate, easy to maintain, with low running costs.

mentorDay is a private and independent NGO, made up of over 1,000 volunteer mentors who provide support to entrepreneurs, helping them grow and create jobs. 

We are a business accelerator that supports entrepreneurs from around the world through an extensive network of volunteer mentors in more than 40 countries, with a
special focus on Europe and Latin America. With more than 30 years of experience, mentorDay has been a pioneer in online acceleration programs, being one of the first worldwide and the first impact accelerator in Spain.

Throughout our history, we have helped over 1,900 businesses

Untapped Global plays a catalytic role in financing tech-enabled companies in emerging markets.

Uncovered Fund supports innovative technologies that create social and industrial infrastructure from the bottom up and we give the entrepreneurs constructing a sustainable future more power.

Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Partech is a global investment platform for tech and digital companies.