Societe JTF Madagascar SARL

In brief

Societe JTF Madagascar SARL was established by the Italian renewable energy company Tozzi Green SpA in 2010. The company now concentrates on food crops such as maize, soya beans and geranium cultivation. The company produces food and feed crops for the local market. The Project Company operates a large-scale farm in Satrokala and Andiolava towns in the district of Ihosy, about 660 km from Antananarivo. The farm is entirely supported by independent wind and solar energy and is not connected to the grid. Societe JTF Madagascar aims to expand cultivation from 5,425 hectares to 6,981 hectares.

Main development impact

The investment impacts agriculture productivity in a country with a significant need for modern agriculture technology. It increases domestic production of maize and soya used for food and chicken feed and processes geranium oil for export. Further, the project company is an important local supplier of maize for the UN World Food Program, which delivers food to the most vulnerable segments of the population in Madagascar. The company also supports local income-generating activities by creating formal employment and additional income sources (such as post-harvest collection and smallholder programs). It contributes to farmers’ food security by improving access to local seed varieties and seed security. This project is a gender investment: 43% of senior managers in the company are women. Finnfund applies the 2X Challenge criteria to its gender investments.

Investment details

Name: Societe JTF Madagascar SARL
Project number: 80000153
Region: Africa
Country: Madagaskar
Sector: Agriculture
Signing date (month/year): December 2019
Currency: EUR
Finnfund's financing (commitment): 3,750,000
Instrument: Loan
Size of the project financing: EUR 10 million bslance sheet
Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 38 %
Status: Active
Website: https://www.tozzigreen.com/en/

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Key facts

Name:

Societe JTF Madagascar SARL

Sector:

Agriculture

Region:

Africa

Country:

Madagaskar

Currency:

EUR

Finnfund's financing (commitment):

3,750,000

Signing date (month/year):

December 2019

Last update:

December 2019