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Introduction
Expression of Interest: Investment Grant for Digital Service Providers: Scale a Digital Platform for Financing and Streamlining Agro-Dealer Operations in Ethiopia
The primary objective of this EOI is to engage a private sector entity (a software provider engaged in the agricultural sector or a financial service provider registered in Ethiopia or in one of the countries in East Africa) that will receive a performance-based investment grant to deploy and expand an existing, proven digital platform that streamlines the operations of agro-dealers involved in input distribution to new, unreached areas of Ethiopia. The agro-dealers may include one-stop-shops, private agro-dealers and cooperative unions. The digital platform intended to enhance the efficiency of agro-dealer business models through digital solutions while improving the availability of high-quality agricultural inputs at competitive prices for farmers with integration to credit products.
The Expression of Interest (EOI) is national in scope and seeks to solicit proposals from Financial and Technology Service Providers (TSPs).
Applications should be sent to the following email address: eoi.finwise@uncdf.org
Date and Time of Meeting / Q&A between UNCDF and Prospective Applicants:
Meeting Link: October 28, 2025 2:30 PM. Meeting ID: 323 875 202 473 7. Passcode: MH7Ly2dh
Meeting Link: November 04, 2025 2:30 PM. Meeting ID: 365 098 420 549 8. Passcode: Zi2x47te
Meeting Link: November 11, 2025 2:30 PM. Meeting ID: 345 365 470 654 7. Passcode: Et29xK2F
Documents :
Negotiation Document(s)
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