ECOM Climate-Resilient Coffee Value Chain Project (ADB-58316-001)

Countries
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vietnam
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Dec 12, 2024
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
ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Pte. Ltd. ; ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 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.
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS May 12, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Dec 12, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the project consists of a proposed loan of up to $100,000,000 to ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited (EACL) and to ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Pte Limited (EAA) for the ECOM Climate-Resilient Coffee Value Chain Project in India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), and Viet Nam and a proposed technical assistance (TA) for ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Limited: Capacity Building in Climate Resilient and Gender Inclusive Farming Systems for Smallholder Coffee Farmers (Papua New Guinea, Viet Nam).

The project will finance the following for ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries (ECOM): (i) permanent working capital, including inventories, receivables, and advances to smallholder farmers for coffee procurement; and (ii) operating expense requirements, including extension services (e.g., training and advisory, certification support, research and development, and mutually agreed sustainability pilot projects). This will benefit more than 62,000 smallholder farmers in the project countries.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environment: C
Involuntary Resettlement: C
Indigenous Peoples: B

Investment Description
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A loan of $100,000,000 from ADB’s ordinary capital resources.

Private Actors Description
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As stated by the ADB, the borrowers are ECOM Agroindustrial Corp. Limited (EACL), ECOM’s ultimate holding company incorporated in Switzerland, and ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Pte. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of EACL, incorporated in Singapore.

ECOM is the world's largest coffee miller and one of the world's top merchants of coffee, cocoa, and cotton. It works with over 800,000 farmers in 40 countries. As an integrated commodity originator, processor, and merchandiser, ECOM focuses on partnering with smallholder farmers to provide traceable and certified products to branded product manufacturers.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - ECOM Agroindustrial Asia Ltd Client -
- - - - ECOM Agroindustrial Corp Ltd Client -

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No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

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