MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Incofin Lends $1.5m from Fairtrade Access Fund to Lafaza to Support Vanilla Farmers in Sava Region of Madagascar

Belgium’s Incofin Investment Management recently lent USD 1.5 million from the Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF) to Lafaza Trading, a company with offices in Madagascar and the US that buys vanilla and other spices “directly [from 1,000] smallholder farm owners who use organic and sustainable agricultural practices.” Lafaza works with farmers to help them