Grants and Contributions:

Improving Bean Markets in Africa

5007062840 P000734001

$11,078,320.00

Dec 2, 2016 - Sep 30, 2022

This project aims to improve food security, income and health in sub-Saharan Africa by helping farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) take advantage of the regional commercial opportunities of the bean crop. This project also addresses the root challenges that farmers and SMEs face in accessing markets in targeted bean corridors, such as a lack of skills, finance, information, insurance, infrastructure and organizational capacity. Project activities include: (1) facilitating linkages and partnerships among value chain stakeholders, through bean innovation platforms and enhancing business skills and collective marketing; (2) facilitating access to market services (information, finance, training, infrastructure, seeds, fertilizer) and advocating support from key actors (for example, non-governmental organizations and governments) for programs benefitting farmers and SMEs in the bean industry; and (3) supporting bean producers to meet production volumes and quality standards. This project expects to reach 3 million farmers linking them to profitable markets, 10 million households consuming marketable beans, and 10% of SME entrepreneurs trading value-added bean products, and the project targets 3 million tons of improved bean products to be traded in targeted corridors.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased volume and quality of beans produced and sold by women and men smallholders; (2) increased production and sale by SMEs of beans and value-added bean-based products; (3) increased use by poor households of beans and dry bean products; (4) increased income and food/nutrition security of women and men smallholders; and (5) increased national and regional trade in beans.

Cali, CO

GC-2017-Q3-0059

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The value of the agreement is changed to $11,078,320 CAD, The end date is changed to 2022-09-30.

Mar 24, 2023

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE TROPICALAGRICULTURE

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.