SME Export Facility (SEF)

Many producers in the handicraft and agribusiness sectors have limited access to markets and finance. GBF thus launched a pilot program, the SME Export Facility (SEF) in December 2008, which encourages significant growth of farmers, small indigenous artisan groups, and the larger marketing enterprises that support them. SEF, formerly known as the Client Incubator Facility (CIF), links entrepreneurs with market access providers and facilitates the commercial transactions through working capital loans.

To date, funding has been disbursed to several organizations (listed below). Based on its experience with SEF, GBF has expanded its presence in the agribusiness and craft sectors, and are developing long-term relationships with the farmers and artisan groups.

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Please click below to learn more about each of GBF's SEF investees: