Grow with Trellis
After 18 years of investing in agriculture, Acumen is proud to introduce a five-year, $30M initiative to deliver capital to early stage agribusinesses across East Africa, West Africa, India, and Latin America. Named for its interwoven framework to support growth, Trellis focuses on investments that build on the core business models essential for smallholder farmers to operate and thrive. Our impact to date:
$36M
invested
27
portfolio companies
36M
people impacted
14
countries
$114M
in follow-on investment
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Approaches
Food Security
2.4 billion people globally are food insecure, meaning they cannot access sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food.
Learn MoreGender
In most countries, male farmers achieve 20-30% higher yields than their female counterparts, due to disparities in access to resources and information.
Learn MoreClimate
Climate change is a daily reality for 500 million smallholder farmers globally who grapple with its profound impacts on the frontlines.
Learn MoreYouth Empowerment
Young people are a significant portion of the global population but are three times more likely than adults to be unemployed.
Learn MoreInsights
Rethinking Scale in Agribusiness
Impact investors should focus on more than just "lives impacted.”
Read nowResilient. Farmers.
Low-income farmers are building resilience in the face of climate change.
Read nowInvesting as a Means
Learn lessons from 20-years of Patient Capital investment in social enterprises.
Read nowCorporate-Ready
Corporations and social enterprises are doing business together to drive impact.
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