Transaction

Balim Investments' Investment in MEACCE's Operations in Uganda

Announced

1 March 2026

Target

Mount Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd

Value

Undisclosed

Asset class

Private Credit

Type

Debt Financing

Instrument

Working Capital Loan

Lead investors

Balim Investments

Investors

Balim Investments

Sector

Consumer / Agricultural Products, Crop Production

Markets

Uganda

About the target

Mount Elgon Agroforestry Communities Cooperative Enterprise Ltd (MEACCE) is a Uganda-based secondary farmer cooperative specialising in coffee aggregation, processing, and export. Established and registered in 2017, the cooperative is based in Mbale, Uganda and works with smallholder farmers in the Mt Elgon and Source of the Nile coffee-growing regions. MEACCE produces and markets Fairtrade Organic Bugisu Arabica, washed Arabica, natural Arabica, and conventional Robusta coffee, with coffee grown at altitudes of about 1,200 to 2,100 metres depending on variety. MEACCE is farmer-owned, representing over 10 primary cooperatives and over 3,500 farmer members. The cooperative exports coffee to international markets, including Europe and the United States, and reinvests coffee proceeds and premiums into community development, climate adaptation, gender equality, and youth-focused initiatives.