EDGE| 2020-2025
Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced (EDGE) Project
The Challenge
EDGE is a five-year project aimed at increasing the profitability and revenue for 450 agricultural SMEs in Zambia by addressing their key constraints in access to finance, gaps in business management skills and technology, and limited access to markets.
The Solution
Agova has been contracted to be an implementing partner on the project to conduct key activities focusing on increasing the competitiveness of SMEs’ products by 1. Strengthening SMEs’ marketing and management capacity through the provision of business development services (BDS) such as tailored consulting, periodic training and targeted technical support; 2. Improving SMEs’ input / output relationships by facilitating linkages with key inputs suppliers, off-takers and other relevant partners.
Results
Agova set up and equipped a network of 10 Business Advisors who are providing business development training and market facilitation services to 150 rural SMEs in Eastern, Central and Lusaka Provinces in the Honey, Aquaculture, Horticulture, Poultry, Animal feed and Groundnut value chains.
