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Emirates Development Bank (EDB).
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · DFI
DFIGCCDevelopment financing for UAE priority sectors including food security
✓Verified description
Federal UAE development bank supporting the National Food Security Strategy 2051. Launched the AGRIX Accelerator (20-week program) in September 2024 to equip farmers, agribusinesses and agri-tech providers with financing and technology.
Details.
| Type | DFI |
|---|---|
| Country | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| City | Abu Dhabi |
| Region | GCC |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Fund size / AUM | AED 30B target financing by 2026; AED 1.12B already deployed in food security |
| Focus area | Development financing for UAE priority sectors including food security |
| Sub-focus | Agri-tech, food security, farmers, agribusiness |
| Stages | Debt, AgriTech loans up to AED 5M |
| Typical ticket | Up to AED 5M (10-year term) via AgriTech Loans |
| Geographic focus | UAE |
| Parent organization | UAE Federal Government |
| Website | https://edb.gov.ae |