Overview
The Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF) a pan-African knowledge and advisory hub. Its services help to foster the knowledge and skills of rural micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSME) operating in agricultural value chains, to unfold their potential as suppliers, investors, and employers, and to manage risks.
The ABF manages and provides knowledge, approaches, tools and networks in 3 areas:
- Skills for Agribusiness
- Competitive Matching Grant Fund
- South-South Exchange
As part of 1), the Agribusiness e-Academy is ABF’s online learning hub, equipping farmers, MSMEs and youth with proven agribusiness skills through free, high-quality online courses. The curriculum covers entrepreneurship, market access, agronomy, climate resilience, good agricultural practices and nutrition (in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Kiswahili).
To support human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) in partner countries, ABF has developed dedicated courses, including Compliance and Legal Watch for EU Regulations and the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Guide for MSMEs. All courses are self-paced and can be completed online or offline.
Beyond knowledge transfer, learners are supported to develop viable micro-business ideas. Graduates may access opportunities for direct funding, business tools and expert mentoring, and can connect with financial institutions and market actors to explore further investment options."
This project provides publicly available information and trainings. Please visit the project website or contact us to find out how this support can benefit you.
Key information
- Start date
January 2019
- End date
June 2027
- Target group(s)
Companies; Smallholders and cooperatives
- Sector(s)
Agriculture, fishing, forestry
- Type of initiative
Country level
- Countries of intervention
Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands; Cote d'Ivoire; Cuba; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Micronesia; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Rwanda; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sudan; Suriname; Tanzania; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia; Zimbabwe
- Type(s) of support
Information & guidance on due diligence; Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Capacity building & training; Impact investment & financing
- Type(s) of contributor
EU Member State; EU Institution; International organisation
- Contributor(s)
EU Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA); Organisation of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
- Implementing organisation(s)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH