As a registered attendee of the 2025 Global SME Finance Forum, you will be invited closer to date to reserve your place for the study visit session of your choice. As there are limited spots for each study visit, please note that this will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Title: From soil to scale: Unlocking SME Growth through Aggregation and AgriTech
SE Holdings is a South African-based investment and agribusiness development company focused on unlocking inclusive growth across rural and peri-urban economies. With a core mission to increase access to markets, finance, and sustainable production systems, SE Holdings supports emerging commercial farmers and SMMEs—particularly women and youth-led enterprises—through an innovative aggregation and offtake model.
The company’s integrated approach spans the full agricultural value chain, from input financing and production support to post-harvest processing, logistics, and market access. SE Holdings also leads on digital innovation, including the development of Digi-30, a proprietary tool that assesses farmer and enterprise investment readiness.
Through its work with corporate offtakers, mining houses, and global sustainability partners, SE Holdings is actively driving climate-smart agriculture, financial inclusion, and the development of secondary rural economies. The company is a proud participant in the United Nations Global Compact, contributing to the SDGs through scalable, market-based solutions.
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From soil to scale: Unlocking SME Growth through Aggregation and AgriTech
Explore SE Holdings’ innovative approach to digitising agriculture through its Digi-30 investment readiness tool and inclusive aggregation model. The visit will highlight how SE facilitates finance and market access for agri-SMEs, with a focus on women and rural entrepreneurs. Key speakers will share insights on digital transformation, secondary economy development, and climate-smart production models driving sustainability and scale in South Africa’s agri-value chains.