TAF Projects listed by Component

SME Component

Outgrower Component

Rural Financing Component

SME Component

1. Outgrower Scheme

Country: Zimbabwe

Sector: Horticulture
Project size: TBC
TAF Component: SME Component
Project description: Two year project to identify and support smallholder farmers to supplement suply of horticultural produce to integrator company
Status: Being scoped

2. Post Investment Sustainability Strategy

Country: Kenya

Sector: Horticulture
Project size: €45,000
Project description: Three month project to develop a strategy that ensures post investment sustainability for the company
Status: Tender released

3. Outgrower Scheme Optimisation

Country: Kenya

Sector: Horticulture
Project size: €200,000
Project description: Two year project to support smallholder farmers to profitably supply processor with fresh produce
Status: Tender to be released soon

4. Marketing support

Country: Kenya

Sector: Horticulture
Project size: €45,000
Project description: Three to four month project to support horticulture processing company to enhance their marketing strategy
Status: Tender to be released soon

5. Agronomic Technical Assistance

Country: Cameroon

Sector: Cereal farming/poultry/pigs
Project size: €100,000
TAF Component: SME Component
Project description: Twelve month project providing agronomic technical assistance including soil analysis, on the job coaching for farm labourers and farm development expertis
Status: Tender released

Outgrower Component

1. Smallholder Oil Palm Support Program

Sector: Oil Palm
AAF Portfolio Company: Goldtree Holdings
Project size: €375,000
TAF Component: Outgrower Component
Project description: A two-year support program for smallholder oil palm farmers supplying Goldtree, focused on training and organizing farmers as well as facilitating finance/inputs
Status: Awaiting TA Committee approval

2. Road Development Plan

Country: Sierra Leone
Sector: Oil Palm
Company: Goldtree Holdings
Project size: €40,000
Project description: Three month project to develop development and maintenance plan for roads linking smallholder outgrower farms to Goldtree buying stations
Status: Tender released

3. Evaluation of Bottom of the Pyramid Egg Distribution Opportunities

Country: Zambia

Sector: Poultry (layer)
Company: Golden Lay Limited
Project size: €40,000
Project description: Two month project to identify initiatives whereby local egg distributors ("ntembas") can increase incomes by refining their business model and selling higher volumes of eggs
Status: Tender released

Rural Financing Component

1. Outgrower Replanting Strategy

Country: Sierra Leone
Sector: Palm oil
Company: Goldtree Holdings
Project size: €40,000
Project description: Three month consulting assignment to develop financial product relevant for smallholder oil palm tree replanting in Sierra Leone and identify potential funders
Status: Tender released