• Unsecured up to KES 50,000
• Easy collateral up to KES 300,000
• Standard collateral > KES 300,000

• Certificate of registration
• National identification card (for Kenyan citizens) / Passport (Non Kenyans) 1 passport size photo
• KRA PIN
• Residential address confirmation ( name estate, road and house number) for all directors and signatories (use the attached format)
• Company physical address confirmation
• Personal return
• Revenue stamp – KES100

• Economic Drivers/Viability: Business model fit and growth prospect (i.e. profit, turnover, cash flow, efficiency and market potential) and the business capacity (i.e. governance, financial and risk management)
• Social impact: Inclusion of smallholder farmers, pastoralists, job creation, influence on food security and improved nutrition, gender and youth inclusion, and inclusion of arid areas.
• Environmental impact: Inclusion of climate smart approaches at farm and enterprise level
• Additionality and level of leverage.
• A minimum 50% match fund required –own sources or external equity investment

• Detailed Analysis of the agricultural project including expected revenues and all the cost items e.g. seeds, animal purchases, herbicides, pesticides, harvesting and labour.
• A comparative analysis of the neighbourhood to establish the kind of farming carried out, expected harvest and suitability of the farming activity the customer is carrying out
• 12 months bank statement
• Documentary evidence of farm ownership or a valid lease agreement covering at least one future production cycles
• Documentary evidence of the last three year experience in the line of business
• Good credit history
• For limited companies Specific debenture over the asset being purchased

• KYC documents i.e. directors ID and PIN, Company PIN, MEMART and Certificate of registration
• Business records
• Copy of security
• Land ownership/lease agreements documents
• Dully completed loan application as per account mandate and appraisal form, resolution to borrow.
• Current Valuation Report from bank’s authorized valuers is required for used motor vehicles
• Complete security perfection after the approval.
• Detailed call report including photos and sketch maps

• Open to individual borrowers and groups
• Viability of the business
• Tangible security for the loan
• 20 % equity contribution towards the project.

• Tangible security for the loan
• Appropriate and approved crop varieties
• Availability of processing facilities within reasonable distances.

• Relevant experience in floriculture & horticulture
• Compliance with regulatory requirements
• Adequate water supply

Alterfin extends funding to microfinance institutions and to associations of smallholder farmers or companies.

• Number of years of operation > 2
• Gross Loan Portfolio > USD 1,000,000
• Broad outreach: minimum 1000 clients or members
• Deep outreach: oriented towards poorer sections of society: rural, agricultural, women
• PAR 30 days + restructured + write-off < 10%
• Operational Self Sufficiency > 80% and positive trend
• Leverage < = 5

Extends financing to smallholder farmers' organizations.

• Number of years of operation > 2
• Benefits for smallholder farmers should be demonstrated (e.g. by fairtrade label)
• Minimum number of farmers benefiting: 150
• Minimum yearly sales > USD 500,000
• Operational Self Sufficiency > 90% and a positive trend

• Purchase orders
• Physical asset collateral