About
SIDBI is India’s Development Finance Institution. It promotes, finances and develops the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector as well as co-ordinating institutions engaged in similar activities.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation is working with SIDBI on an Electric Vehicle Risk Sharing Facility to unlock commercial capital for EV financiers for onward lending to low-income transporters in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates
FCDO
Fostering Innovation
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Post-Harvest Processing
How solar irrigation is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya – lessons and the road ahead
Solar-powered irrigation is helping smallholder farmers in Kenya build resilience to climate shocks, improve nutrition, and reduce post-harvest losses.
28th January 2026
FCDO
Fostering Innovation
Micro-Entrepreneurs
East Africa
Cold Storage
Building climate change resilience: The impact of cold chain adoption for Lake Turkana’s fishers
Cold chain adoption helps Lake Turkana fishers reduce spoilage, increase incomes, and build resilience to climate change.
09th December 2025