The aBi Development Limited strategy supports market-driven enterprises using a value chain approach for specific commodity groups (sub sectors) were six value chains are being supported. These include: maize; pulses, coffee, oilseeds, Horticulture and Dairy.
Financial Services Development (FSD) targets to supports activities which aim at increasing access to financial services to Value Chain actors. The FSD’s immediate objective is to increase availability and usage of financial services through wider and deeper delivery mechanisms.
aBi offers non-financial business development services (BDS) support to its implementing partners (IPs) to help them operate and grow their businesses. The BDS offered is aimed at enabling IPs to improve the quality / viability of business ideas, develop and utilize strategic / business plans, differentiate their products, identify / participate in competitive markets, establish / strengthen linkages with business partners, and improve access to capital.
The agricultural sector in Uganda is dominated by small holder farmers and many small (up to 50 workers) traders and processors. Value chains are generally weakly developed and the quality of farm produce and factory products are of moderate to poor quality…
