Call for Proposals: Common Fund for Commodities (USD 300,000 to USD 1.5 m)

Deadline: 1st April 2026.

The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has launched its 28th Call for Proposals, focused on building thriving farmers, resilient ecosystems, and empowered communities.
This call supports high-impact, financially viable projects that strengthen smallholder livelihoods, promote climate-smart and regenerative practices, and create inclusive, sustainable commodity value chains across developing countries.

General Priority Areas:

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

Eligibility

• SMEs, cooperatives, social enterprises, NGOs, and public or private sector entities
• Based in or actively operating in one of CFC’s 101 member countries
• Minimum 3 years of operational experience
• Projects that enhance smallholder incomes and local economic development

The CFC particularly encourages applications for:

• Projects focused on the sustainable use and conservation of forest resources in the Congo Basin region (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 Countries (SIDCs) are treated with priority.

Application Process

For full details, please download the call for proposals application form and the Balance Sheet/Income statement:

• Application form (PDF and Word)
• General: Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Excel)
• Financial Institutions only: Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Excel)

For more information.