Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. and Louis Dreyfus Company Funding SSEA Pte. Resilient Regenerative Cotton Farming Capacity Building and Development of Resilient Coffee Agroforestry and Financial Ecosystems (ADB-59068-002)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Pakistan
  • Vietnam
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Dec 16, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Louis Dreyfus Company B.V.; Louis Dreyfus Company Funding SSEA Pte.
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Technical Cooperation
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.90 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 0.90 million
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Feb 10, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Dec 16, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the transaction technical assistance (TA) complements a proposed loan of up to $100,000,000 to Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. and Louis Dreyfus Company Funding SSEA Pte. (LDC) for the Louis Dreyfus Resilient Smallholder Farmer Project in India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam. The loan will be used to finance (i) permanent working capital, including inventories and receivables for procurement, processing and export of coffee and cotton from more than 20,000 farmers; and (ii) operating expense requirements for extension services including but not limited to training and advisory, certification support, research and development support and pilot sustainability projects.

Investment Description
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The TA financing amount is $900,000, which will be financed on a grant basis by ADB’s Technical Assistance Special Fund.

Private Actors Description
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Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) is a Dutch-French multinational merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. The company owns and manages hedge funds, ocean vessels, develops and operates telecommunications infrastructures, and it is also involved in real estate development, management and ownership.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Louis Dreyfus Co Bv Client -

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