Africa, with a wealth of natural resources, a developing infrastructure, an improving business environment, and a working population set to double by 2050, represents a unique investment opportunity and a real source of diversification versus traditional markets.
Supply chains disruptions keep on affecting delivery cycles, and financial commercial institutions continue to move away from the mid-market trade finance sector, creating a significant working capital liquidity crisis in the underserved segment of agri-business in Africa.
Climate changes are increasingly affecting agricultural production in key areas, and the instability resulting from global geopolitical tensions are bringing back volatility in commodities markets, enhancing the need for new finance solutions while raising fears of possible food security issues in importing countries.
Having largely missed the past agricultural revolution, Agritech can offer significant benefits for farmers in Africa, including enhanced market access via digital platforms, and financial inclusion through mobile banking and blockchain-based solutions, leading to sustainable agricultural practices and economic growth.
Agri-business mid-market players are searching for new commercial partners - combining the expertise of the alternative financier with the experience of the commodity trader - that can offer on-the-ground responsiveness, customised trading know-how and short-term innovative commodities transaction solutions.
Atria, established in 2018 in South Africa, focuses on bridging the working capital funding gap and smoothing commodity supply chain disruptions across the African continent. The Company provides an innovative range of services in trade finance and commodity trading sectors, focusing on the private agribusiness segment
Regrouping a team of professionals, the management combines decades of invaluable global trading and finance background with an in-depth understanding of operational control of the commodity deals, as well as a pioneering approach to structuring innovative transactions in Africa.
