Sixth call for proposals 2015 to be open soon
Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) accepts applications every year for supporting Commodities in developing countries. The objective of this program is to support implementation of innovative interventions that target new opportunities in commodity markets leading to commodity based growth, employment generation, increase in household incomes, reduction in poverty, and enhancement of food security.
Focus Countries: CFC member countries
There are more than hundred countries as members of CFC: Afghanistan, Guinea-Bissau, Russian Federation, Algeria, Haiti, Rwanda, Angola, Honduras, Samoa, Argentina, India, Sao Tome and Principe, Austria, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Iraq, Senegal, Belgium, Ireland, Sierra Leone, Benin, Italy, Singapore, Bhutan, Jamaica, Somalia, Botswana, Japan, Spain, Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Korea, Democratic , People’s Republic of , Sudan, Burkina Faso, Swaziland, Burundi, Korea, Republic of, Sweden, Cameroon, Kuwait, Syrian Arab Republic, Cape Verde, Lao People’s , Democratic Republic, Tanzania, United Republic, Central African Republic, Thailand, Chad, Lesotho, Togo, China, Luxembourg, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Madagascar, Tunisia, Comoros, Malawi, Uganda, Congo (Brazzaville), Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Congo, Democratic Republic , Maldives, United Kingdom of Great , Britain and Northern Ireland, Costa Rica, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Yemen, Denmark, Morocco, Zambia, Djibouti, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, Myanmar, Egypt, Arab Republic of, Nepal, Equatorial Guinea, Netherlands, Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Finland, Niger, Gabon, Nigeria, Gambia, Norway, Germany, Pakistan, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, Greece, Peru, Guatemala, Philippines, Guinea, Portugal.
Thematic Areas
- Production, productivity and quality improvements
- Processing and value addition
- Product differentiation
- Diversification
- Marketing
- Technology transfer and up gradation
- Introduction of measures to minimize the physical marketing and trading risks
- Facilitation of trade finance
- Risk Management
Grant Size & Period
The financial support provided can be in the range of USD 60,000 to 1,500,000 for the period of 7 years (2 years for disbursement of CFC funds and a further 5 years for repayment of debt/loans/ repayable grants etc.).
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organization must be from CFC member countries.
- The CFC partner organisations can be bilateral and multi-lateral development institutions, cooperatives, producer organisations, small and medium enterprises, processing and trading companies, and local financial institutions that-
- operate in commodity value chains or provide financial services to small business operators, SMEs, cooperatives, producer organizations.
- have a clear plan focusing on developing and/or diversifying their production/services.
- have the ability to invest in the value chain to reduce transaction costs or increase revenues of producers/processors/storage /marketing.
- have a clear plan to expand their markets at local, national, regional and international level.
- have the technical, managerial and financial capacity to effectively and efficiently implement the intervention.
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