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Who actually finances industrial food infrastructure.

A working reference to the export credit agencies, development finance institutions and multilateral development banks that most often finance large-scale food, cold-chain, aquaculture, poultry and agriculture infrastructure projects. Facts kept at the mandate level — mission, geography and mechanisms — so buyers, EPCs and governments can start a serious conversation on the right terms.

Verified sources 20 organizations · 5 categories

Export Credit Agencies

8 organizations

SACE

Italy
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Italian export credit and investment insurance agency.

Insures and finances Italian exporters and international buyers of Italian industrial equipment and infrastructure — active across cold chain, food processing, poultry and agri-processing.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Food Processing · Cold Chain · Agriculture · Poultry
Regions
Europe · Middle East · Africa · Asia · Latin America
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Credit Insurance · Guarantees · Project Finance
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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Euler Hermes / PwC (Federal Export Credit Guarantees)

Germany
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German federal export credit and investment guarantees (Hermesdeckungen).

Backs German exporters of industrial equipment — refrigeration, processing lines, poultry housing, greenhouses and agricultural machinery — with buyer and supplier credit structures.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Refrigeration · Greenhouses · Poultry · Food Processing
Regions
Europe · Middle East · Africa · Asia · Latin America
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Credit Insurance · Guarantees
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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Bpifrance Assurance Export

France
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French official export credit agency.

Insures French exporters and their international buyers across food, agriculture, refrigeration and industrial infrastructure.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain · Agriculture · Industrial Equipment
Regions
Europe · Middle East · Africa · Asia · Latin America
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Credit Insurance · Guarantees
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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UK Export Finance (UKEF)

United Kingdom
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UK Government's official export credit agency.

Buyer credit, supplier credit, working capital and bond support for UK exporters of industrial and infrastructure equipment — including food, agri-tech and cold-chain scopes.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain · Agriculture
Regions
Global
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Guarantees · Credit Insurance · Working Capital
Project size
£2M – £500M+
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Export Development Canada (EDC)

Canada
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Canada's official export credit agency.

Financing, insurance and guarantees for Canadian exporters and their buyers — active in agri-food, aquaculture equipment and cold-chain infrastructure.

Industries
Aquaculture · Agriculture · Food Processing · Cold Chain
Regions
Global
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Credit Insurance · Guarantees
Project size
CAD 5M – 500M+
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China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure)

China
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China's state-owned policy export credit insurance company.

Insures and enables Chinese exporters of industrial equipment and turnkey infrastructure — cold storage, refrigeration, poultry, aquaculture and greenhouses.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Cold Chain · Poultry · Aquaculture · Greenhouses
Regions
Global
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Credit Insurance · Guarantees
Project size
$5M – $1B+
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Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)

United States
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US Government's official export credit agency.

Direct loans, guarantees and insurance to support US exports of industrial equipment and infrastructure.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Cold Chain · Food Processing · Agriculture
Regions
Global
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Guarantees · Credit Insurance
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM)

South Korea
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South Korea's official export credit institution.

Buyer and supplier credit for Korean industrial exports and overseas project finance — active in food processing, refrigeration and agri-infrastructure.

Industries
Industrial Equipment · Food Processing · Cold Chain
Regions
Global
Mechanisms
Buyer Credit · Supplier Credit · Project Finance · Guarantees
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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Multilateral Development Banks

7 organizations

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Global (World Bank Group)
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Private-sector arm of the World Bank Group.

Debt, equity and blended finance for private-sector food, agribusiness, cold-chain and aquaculture projects in emerging markets.

Industries
Agribusiness · Cold Chain · Aquaculture · Food Processing · Poultry
Regions
Africa · Asia · Latin America · Middle East · Europe
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Blended Finance · Guarantees
Project size
$5M – $500M+
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

United Kingdom (multilateral)
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Multilateral bank supporting transition economies.

Debt and equity for agribusiness, food-industry modernisation, cold chain and sustainable aquaculture across Central & Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa.

Industries
Agribusiness · Cold Chain · Food Processing · Aquaculture
Regions
Europe · Middle East · Asia
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Concessional Loans · Guarantees
Project size
€5M – €250M+
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African Development Bank (AfDB)

Côte d'Ivoire (multilateral)
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Africa's multilateral development bank.

Sovereign and non-sovereign finance for food security, cold chain, agribusiness value chains, aquaculture and poultry infrastructure across Africa.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain · Aquaculture · Poultry · Agriculture
Regions
Africa
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Concessional Loans · Guarantees · Blended Finance
Project size
$10M – $500M+
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Philippines (multilateral)
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Asia-Pacific multilateral development bank.

Sovereign and private-sector finance for food security, agribusiness, cold chain, aquaculture and rural infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain · Aquaculture · Agriculture
Regions
Asia · Oceania
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Concessional Loans · Guarantees · Blended Finance
Project size
$10M – $500M+
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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB / IDB Invest)

United States (multilateral)
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Multilateral development bank for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sovereign and private-sector finance for agribusiness, aquaculture, cold-chain and food processing infrastructure across LAC.

Industries
Agribusiness · Aquaculture · Cold Chain · Food Processing
Regions
Latin America
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Concessional Loans · Guarantees · Blended Finance · Equity
Project size
$10M – $500M+
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Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

Saudi Arabia (multilateral)
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Multilateral development bank serving 57 member countries.

Sharia-compliant finance for food security, agriculture, aquaculture and rural infrastructure in member countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Agriculture · Aquaculture
Regions
Middle East · Africa · Asia
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Concessional Loans · Guarantees
Project size
$10M – $300M+
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

China (multilateral)
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Multilateral infrastructure bank focused on Asia and beyond.

Sovereign and non-sovereign infrastructure finance — including rural, food and cold-chain infrastructure — across Asia and connected regions.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain · Rural Infrastructure
Regions
Asia · Middle East
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Guarantees · Blended Finance
Project size
$25M – $500M+
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Development Finance Institutions

5 organizations

FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank)

Netherlands
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Dutch bilateral DFI for the private sector in emerging markets.

Debt and equity in agribusiness value chains, aquaculture, sustainable food and rural energy infrastructure.

Industries
Agribusiness · Aquaculture · Food Infrastructure
Regions
Africa · Asia · Latin America · Middle East
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Blended Finance · Guarantees
Project size
€5M – €50M
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DEG (KfW subsidiary)

Germany
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German bilateral DFI for private-sector investment in emerging and developing markets.

Long-term debt, mezzanine and equity for agribusiness, food processing and cold-chain infrastructure.

Industries
Agribusiness · Food Processing · Cold Chain
Regions
Africa · Asia · Latin America · Middle East
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Blended Finance
Project size
€5M – €50M
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Proparco (AFD Group)

France
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French bilateral DFI, part of the Agence Française de Développement group.

Debt and equity in agribusiness, food value chains, aquaculture and rural infrastructure — with a strong Africa footprint.

Industries
Agribusiness · Aquaculture · Food Infrastructure
Regions
Africa · Asia · Latin America
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Blended Finance
Project size
€5M – €50M
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US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

United States
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US Government's bilateral development finance institution.

Debt, equity, insurance and technical assistance for private-sector food, agriculture and infrastructure projects in emerging markets.

Industries
Food Infrastructure · Agriculture · Cold Chain
Regions
Africa · Asia · Latin America · Middle East
Mechanisms
Project Finance · Equity · Guarantees · Credit Insurance
Project size
$10M – $1B+
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British International Investment (BII)

United Kingdom
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UK Government's bilateral DFI.

Long-term debt and equity in food, agribusiness and climate-resilient infrastructure across Africa, South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.

Industries
Agribusiness · Food Infrastructure · Cold Chain
Regions
Africa · Asia
Mechanisms
Equity · Project Finance · Blended Finance
Project size
£5M – £100M+
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