African Agricultural Technology Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work helps smallholder farmers in Africa, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, to gain access to improved farming technologies, seed systems or productivity improvements, it closely matches what the foundation says it funds.
- The annual report shows that about 8 in 10 of its 30 grants to organisations fell between $11,000 and $210,000, with a median of $100,000, so that band is a sensible guide for a request.
- The largest grant was about $255,000, and the band covers only the grants that could be checked, so it is not a ceiling.
- No application process is published, so contact the foundation first, since it says subgrants are often arranged through discussions with partners while a proposal is being developed.
- Be ready to show due diligence, reporting and financial monitoring, and to say whether your organisation has the capacity or permission to carry out specialised biotechnology research, which it says it considers.
Overview
African Agricultural Technology Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1107507).
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation exists to relieve poverty in Africa by improving food security and helping smallholder farmers access appropriate agricultural technologies. It was created in response to a need for an effective mechanism to support that access in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its annual giving was $3,185,602 in its latest annual report, and its work is grouped into three programmes: Product Development & Deployment; Seed Systems Development & Product Commercialisation; and Enabling Environment.
What they fund
Priority Areas
AATF works to improve food security and reduce poverty by helping smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa gain access to improved farming technologies and know-how. Its programmes cover product development and deployment, seed systems, commercialisation and an enabling environment for technology uptake. It develops and helps deliver technologies intended to address farmers’ productivity constraints, working through partnerships with research institutions, governments, NGOs, farmer organisations, businesses and other actors across the agricultural value chain. AATF describes its project selection as systematic and demand-driven: partners and stakeholders identify priority productivity constraints, and selected projects must be addressable through access to and use of new agricultural technologies. Its approach combines technology development, testing, stewardship, market development and policy engagement to improve farmers’ productivity and livelihoods.
Themes
- Product Development & Deployment
- Seed Systems Development
- Product Commercialisation
- Enabling Environment
Geographic Focus
Priority: Africa.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Subgrants may be arranged through discussions or agreements with partners during proposal development.
- AATF considers whether organisations have capacity or permission to undertake specialised biotechnology research and the activities in donor agreements.
- AATF carries out due diligence before approving subgrantees.
- Reporting requirements are embedded in contracts agreed with grantees.
- Grantees undergo routine monitoring and financial reviews, and some are selected for onsite financial reviews.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to African Agricultural Technology Foundation.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 30 grants in year to 31 December 2024 by size
Median $100k (year to 31 December 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- IAR - Zaria, Nigeria · Cowpea$252,523year to 31 December 2024
- EIAR, Ethiopia · Tela$247,003year to 31 December 2024
- UNCST, Uganda · Ofab$210,000year to 31 December 2024
- KALRO, Kenya · Tela$205,106year to 31 December 2024
- CSIRO - Australia · Cowpea$180,000year to 31 December 2024
- CIP$175,556year to 31 December 2024
- IIAM · Bmss$151,190year to 31 December 2024
- EIAR, Ethiopia · Ofab$150,000year to 31 December 2024
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 4 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £11,926,959 | £10,748,902 | £3,763,092 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £12,845,230 | £11,131,351 | £4,211,678 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £9,568,713 | £11,834,284 | £687,028 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £10,713,232 | £13,375,884 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £21,333,038 | £14,588,035 | $3,185,602 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
Year to 31 December 2024 not shown: grants paid were reported in US dollars and income in pounds.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- aatf-africa.org/frequently-asked-questions · read on 23 October 2026
- aatf-africa.org/our-programmes · read on 23 October 2026
- aatf-africa.org/partnerships · read on 23 October 2026
- aatf-africa.org/about-us · read on 23 October 2026
- aatf-africa.org · read on 23 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.
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Applying to African Agricultural Technology Foundation?
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Contact
- 254-20 422 3700source
- aatf@aatf-africa.orgsource
- NAIROBI, KENYA Naivasha Rdsource
- aatf-africa.org
Applying to African Agricultural Technology Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 254-20 422 3700source
- aatf@aatf-africa.orgsource
- NAIROBI, KENYA Naivasha Rdsource
- aatf-africa.org