Celebrating 35 Years of Impactful Partnerships in Emerging Markets
This year Rabo Partnerships proudly celebrated 35 years of forging important partnerships in emerging markets. Since the day of its inception, Rabo Partnerships continues to be a catalyst for change by scaling solutions that strengthen food and financial systems across the globe. It is with great pride that we share our latest Impact Report 2024-2025.
This edition of the impact report brings you not only our hightlights and achievements from last year, but also continues to share insightful videos showcasing our work with partners. Watch our partners talk about the work they do in their countries as well as how we collaborate together.
Learn about our investment in Kaleidofin in India, which we concluded in 2024. Our investment in this non-financial banking institution (NBFI) supports Kaleidofin's mission to scale its lending portfolio and expand credit scoring and in so doing, creates impact for India's underserved. Read about our Blended Finance project for Usina Cerradao and how this transaction powers sustainable growth in Brazil in the sectors of Sugar and Ethanol. Discover how Rabo Partnerships has partnered with the Gates Foundation with an aim to unlock agricultural finance at scale and what we concluded is necessary to make this big bet happen in emerging markets.
In addition, we are proud about the steps taken in relation to our digital plattform in Ethiopia. Find out about the first digital loan disbursement in CoopBank Ethiopia, which marks a major milestone in that country's digital transformation. The project testimonial of CoopBank Ethiopia illustrate our partners view on this exciting innovative solution, created jointly and what this means for smallholder farmers.
In April 2025, we celebrated Rabo Partnerships' 35-year anniversary together with our partners. This momentous occasion did not go unnoticed, as we commemorated this important milestone with an international event in the Netherlands on April 7 and 8. In this two-day event, we brought together our partners from across the globe for the first time! This event proved to be the perfect opportunity to connect and showcase our work leading to explore opportunities and synergies with an aim find solutions in the field of agriculture and inclusive finance in emerging markets.
Finally, we are proud of where Rabo Partnerships is today, the partners that we have, and the work that has been done jointly to create impact in emerging markets. We look forward to the years to come! A special thanks to the team and Rabo consultants for their hard work, dedication but above all passion and commitment. To me, that is the true essence of what makes Rabo Partnerships so special.
Warm regards,
David Gerbrands
CEO a.i. Rabo Partnerships
