A fresh opportunity has been created for Nigeria and other African countries seeking finance to showcase their fertiliser and agri-business projects to global investors and financiers.
CRU Events and the African Fertiliser and Agri-business Partnership (AFAP) are working with partners across Africa to offer brownfield projects seeking capital investment the chance to make a showcase presentation to an audience of global investors and financiers.
CRU offers unrivalled business intelligence on the global metals, mining and fertiliser industries through market analysis, price assessments, consultancy and events.
Founded by a partnership of African development organisation, AFAP is an independent non-profit organisation that provides services to the private and public sectors on sustainable development projects and policies focused on market-driven business solutions in fertiliser and agribusiness.
CRU and AFAP announced, during the week, that they are working with partners across Africa to offer brownfield projects seeking capital investment the chance to make a showcase presentation to an audience of global investors and financiers.
This opportunity to raise finance, named the “Investment Showcase” will take place at the CRU Africa Fertiliser Agri-business 2018 Conference.
The conference, now in its fourth edition, will be held from September 24 to 26, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The event typically attracts more than 400 senior fertiliser executives and agri-business stakeholders from across the global fertiliser and agri-business supply chain.
Portfolio Director for Fertiliser Events at CRU, Tom Willatt, said, “Through our unique partnership with AFAP, the conference provides unrivalled networking opportunities with senior decision-makers from the biggest fertiliser buyers and manufacturers in some of the world’s fastest growing fertiliser markets.
“The event has gone from strength to strength, and CRU and AFAP are both delighted to be able to build on the success of the event by creating the opportunity for brownfield projects in Africa to meet with and present to the investment community and increase their chance of securing funding.”
Willatt explained that qualified and categorised projects seeking investment of over $1 million in brownfield projects will be selected, adding that they are projects focused on fertiliser, agri-inputs supply chain, agriculture, agro-processing and/or value addition sectors.
He also said projects will be selected on the strength of the proposal, with the intention to provide a diverse geographic range and representation from across the fertiliser and agri-business supply chain.
According to him, investors that attend the showcase will be provided with a full package of information and will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with the project leaders seeking finance.