Sustainable agriculture and inclusive entrepreneurship

Our objective

These projects aim to strengthen the economic resilience of households and promote sustainable, equitable and inclusive food and agricultural systems. They support local producers, cooperatives and entrepreneurs through a two-pronged approach: agroecological transition and the development of sustainable, income-generating economic activities.

Our actions

Sustainable agriculture and food systems

• Promote agroecology for agriculture that respects natural resources and is socially equitable.
• Train farmers in sustainable agricultural techniques, farm management and production development.
• Support access to agricultural equipment (processing, storage) and improve access to rural finance and markets.
• Assess and monitor the economic, social and environmental performance of farms.

Local entrepreneurship and cooperative structuring

• Strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit and technical and management skills of economic project leaders.
• Offer tailored non-financial advisory and entrepreneurial support services.
• Structure and support the governance of cooperatives, particularly in the processing and marketing of agricultural products.
• Facilitate public-private exchanges and entrepreneurs' access to markets and financing.

Focus on inclusion and gender

• Promote sustainable entrepreneurship as a lever for social development for women.
• Integrate functional literacy and a rights-based approach into support programmes.
• Encourage the active participation of women in economic decision-making and cooperative governance.