{
  "id": 9567968,
  "title": "IFC, Absa Bank, Complete Farmer Partner To Expand Agricultural Finance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ifc-absa-bank-complete-farmer-partner-to-expand-agricultural-finance",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T14:45:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Guide Network",
    "slug": "daily-guide-network",
    "url": "https://dailyguidenetwork.com/ifc-absa-bank-complete-farmer-partner-to-expand-agricultural-finance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "IFC, Absa Bank Ghana, and Ghanaian AgTech company Complete Farmer have joined forces to expand agricultural finance in Ghana. The three entities signed partnerships to support smallholder farmers by providing financing and technology. Absa Bank Ghana will expand financing for Licensed Buying Companies to purchase cocoa from farmers during the buying season, helping sustain market access for over 139,000 smallholder farmers. Supported by the Private Sector Window of GAFSP, the facility will finance traceable cocoa purchases and promote sustainable farming practices aligned with the Paris Agreement on climate change.\n\nAbsa Bank Ghana Managing Director Edward Nartey Botchway expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating that the bank believes its expertise and capital can best serve farmers by working for those who feed the economy. IFC is also partnering with Complete Farmer, providing support to connect more smallholder farmers with financial institutions. By 2030, the partnership aims to expand and provide support to 240,000 farmers, facilitating access to finance for a sustainable agricultural sector. Describing the partnership as about making finance work better for farmers, Complete Farmer CEO Desmond Koney highlighted the need to support farmers with the capacity to grow commercially in accessing the financing they require.",
  "summary": "Complete Farmer and IFC after signing IFC has announced two partnerships with Absa Bank Ghana LTD and Complete Farmer to expand access to finance across Ghana’s agricultural sector and Read More... The post IFC, Absa Bank, Complete Farmer Partner To Expand Agricultural Finance appeared first on DailyGuide Network .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}