The Support to Agricultural Revitalization & Transformation (START) is a blended finance facility providing a customized mix of business development services, project development and finance structuring services and financial products in form of concessional and zero interest loans, technical assistance grants and partial credit guarantees.

START is implemented by the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB) under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), a Government of Uganda programme supported by the European Union and coordinated by the Office of the Prime Minister.

START is designed to support the food security, livelihoods and nutrition component of the DINU programme by improving access to finance for small and medium enterprises engaged in agricultural value addition in Northern Uganda. The overall goal of DINU is to consolidate stability in Northern Uganda, eradicate poverty and undernutrition and strengthen the foundations for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development.

Find out more in the START 2021 Brochure.