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1. Land

Land is the fundamental challenge in African agriculture. We are addressing the fragmentation of arable land through diverse pathways including sole ownership, shared LLCs, long-term ground leases, and short-term crop-share agreements to unlock millions of hectares.

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LATEST ARTICLES
Amina O.Jul 14, 2026

Whitepaper: Risk Assessment in Agrarian Mortgages

David K.Jul 14, 2026

Understanding Amortization Schedules

Sarah J.Jul 14, 2026

Whitepaper: Risk Assessment in Agrarian Mortgages

Marcus T.Jul 14, 2026

Understanding Amortization Schedules

Elena R.Jul 14, 2026

Whitepaper: Risk Assessment in Agrarian Mortgages

Kwame A.Jul 14, 2026

Understanding Amortization Schedules

How are we addressing the Land gap?

Select a focus area below to see how our members are taking action, or flip the cards to preview the initiatives.

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Third-Party Mortgage

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Installment-Sale

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Crowdfunding

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Community Based Lending

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LLC Pathway

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Cooperative Pathway

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Ground-Lease (40-99 Yrs)

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Conservation Easement

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Cash Lease (Short Term)

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Crop-Share Lease

Sole Farmland Ownership
4 Sectors
Third-Party Mortgage

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Third-Party Mortgage

Traditional lending and commercial mortgage pathways to accelerate sole farmland ownership.

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Third-Party Mortgage

Traditional lending and commercial mortgage pathways to accelerate sole farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in third-party mortgage if this is your focus area.

Active Deals10
Participants120+
Installment-Sale

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Installment-Sale

By current owners pathway to sole farmland ownership.

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Installment-Sale

By current owners pathway to sole farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in installment-sale if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Crowdfunding

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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding pathway to sole farmland ownership.

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Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding pathway to sole farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in crowdfunding if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Community Based Lending

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Community Based Lending

CDFI pathway to sole farmland ownership.

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Community Based Lending

CDFI pathway to sole farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in community based lending if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Shared Farmland Ownership
2 Sectors
LLC Pathway

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LLC Pathway

LLC pathway to shared farmland ownership.

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LLC Pathway

LLC pathway to shared farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in llc pathway if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Cooperative Pathway

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Cooperative Pathway

Cooperative pathway to shared farmland ownership.

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Cooperative Pathway

Cooperative pathway to shared farmland ownership.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in cooperative pathway if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Long Term Farmland Use
2 Sectors
Ground-Lease (40-99 Yrs)

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Ground-Lease (40-99 Yrs)

Ground-lease pathway to long term farmland use.

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Ground-Lease (40-99 Yrs)

Ground-lease pathway to long term farmland use.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in ground-lease (40-99 yrs) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Conservation Easement

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Conservation Easement

Agricultural conservation easement pathway to long term use.

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Conservation Easement

Agricultural conservation easement pathway to long term use.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in conservation easement if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Short / Medium Term Farmland Use
2 Sectors
Cash Lease (Short Term)

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Cash Lease (Short Term)

Cash lease pathway to short term farmland use.

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Cash Lease (Short Term)

Cash lease pathway to short term farmland use.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in cash lease (short term) if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
Crop-Share Lease

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Crop-Share Lease

Crop-share lease pathway to medium term farmland use.

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Crop-Share Lease

Crop-share lease pathway to medium term farmland use.

Join this sector to collaborate, access resources, and drive innovations in crop-share lease if this is your focus area.

Active Deals4
Participants120+
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