IFC backs food supply chain strengthening initiative in West, Central Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), Swiss bank BIC-BRED (Suisse) and Swiss commodity trading group Agro Companies International (ACI) have partnered to help finance the importation of grain into Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana and other African countries.
The partners aim to boost food security in West and Central Africa amid a growing global food crisis.