CNFA addresses the myriad challenges faced by small- and medium-scale enterprises to increase rural incomes and help small- and medium-scale farmers make the transition from subsistence to successful commercial production.
Working at three systemically linked levels of the agricultural economy (markets, enterprises and producers), CNFA strengthens the linkages between producers and buyers, enabling producers to access new technologies, improve quality and, ultimately, to expand sales and incomes. Targeted technical assistance and matching grant support to key industry stakeholders (small- and medium-scale producers, processors and other value-adding enterprises, wholesale distributors and exporters, agricultural service providers and producer and industry associations) maximizes impact.
CNFA economists and business specialists conduct thorough analyses of enterprises and linkages in a market chain and the unique competitive advantages of each market chain in regional markets. As a result, projects are more targeted—designed to address specific market chain weaknesses.
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Georgia: Georgia Agricultural Risk Reduction Program
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Haiti: Market Chain Enhancement Project (MarChE)
Kenya: Kenya Agrodealer Strengthening Program (KASP)
Malawi: Malawi Agrodealer Strengthening Program (MASP)
Mali: Agrodealer Strengthening Program for Mali (ASPM)
Moldova: Agribusiness Development Project (ADP)
Pakistan: Improving Livelihoods and Enterprise Development Program (I-LED)
Tanzania: Tanzania Agrodealer Strengthening Program (TASP)
