To amplify the development impact of the African Agriculture Fund, the International Fund for Agricultural Development actively promoted a Technical Assistance Facility to work alongside its investments. Blending development finance with technical assistance can be a powerful tool to achieve business growth and development outcomes. After five years of implementation, we are ready to start assessing what type of development impact has been achieved and what lessons we can derive. A unique partnership has been forged between development institutions, private fund managers and a technical implementing agency. Some very good results have been achieved, and innovative solutions and models developed along the way. It has been a challenging, eye-opening experience for all those involved, but we are all driven by, and hope to have made a positive difference towards, enhancing Africa’s food security.