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About the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC)

The Common Fund for Commodities invests in transformative, high-impact projects that empower smallholders and strengthen the communities they sustain. CFC’s goal is to align commercial success with environmental regeneration and social inclusion, enabling farmers to access high-value markets, adopt climate-smart practices, add value locally, and protect biodiversity.

CFC envisions value chains where technology empowers people, SMEs thrive, and the prosperity they create flows equitably to smallholders, workers, and their communities. When local enterprises grow, so too should the income, dignity, and resilience of those who cultivate the land and nurture our shared ecosystems.

Mission: To contribute to poverty alleviation by strengthening the income-generating capacity of commodity producers and mitigating vulnerability to their economic well-being.

Vision: To strengthen and diversify the commodity sector in developing countries and transform it to be a major contributor to poverty alleviation and sustained economic growth and development.

Who Can Apply?

The CFC welcomes funding applications from all of its 101 member countries. Eligible applicants include SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities that are based or have active operations in one of the 101 CFC member countries, with projects that enhance smallholder livelihoods and drive inclusive local development.

Projects should be financially viable, and applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of operational history demonstrating relevant experience and capacity.

General Priority Areas

1. Trade Finance for Companies: Connecting Smallholder Farmers with Global Markets
2. Regenerative Agriculture & Biodiversity Protection
3. Local Value Addition with Low Environmental Impact
4. Agtech and Digital Tools for Inclusive, Sustainable and Transparent Value Chains
5. Improving Financial Access for Smallholder Farmers
6. Women Entrepreneurship and Business Solutions with a Gender Lens

Special Priorities

The CFC particularly encourages applications for:

• Projects focused on the sustainable use and conservation of forest resources in the Congo Basin region, covering: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo.
• Funding proposals from or focused on Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDCs) are treated with priority.

Application Details

• Deadline: 1 April 2026
• Applications must be submitted in English only
• Application materials include:
  • Application Form (PDF and Word)
  • Balance Sheet and Income Statement — General (Excel)
  • Balance Sheet and Income Statement — Financial Institutions only (Excel)

Application forms are also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish for reference purposes.

Upcoming Webinars — 28th Call for Proposals

Contact

For any queries regarding this call, please contact the CFC directly at: [email protected]