ACFM – Agri-SME Program Seed Lab Call 2024

Applications are open for the Seed Lab, a cohort-based capacity building program for Agri-SMEs. The initiative aims to strengthen strategic planning, financial management, operations, leadership, and investment readiness, with a focus on gender and climate impact. The program runs for about three months and offers in-person and virtual sessions to support growth and financing readiness for participating businesses.

Cohort-based capacity building with a tailored curriculum on business model design, growth strategies, talent management, leadership, financial management, and investment readiness; includes sessions on gender and climate impact; mixes in-person and virtual delivery.

Be from Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, or Nigeria; agribusinesses operating in food system value chains; 2023 annual revenues US$100,000–$500,000; 5–50 full-time employees; capital raise target US$50,000–$750,000; priority given to SMEs with gender-inclusive and climate-resilient practices.