Pathway 4: Strengthening market systems

We build an enabling environment for economic advancement with stronger, fairer markets by linking producers, cooperatives, and small businesses with opportunities and resources. We restore and create market linkages by connecting small-scale producers and SMEs with private sector actors; trainees with businesses for employment; and trainees and SMEs with businesses for mentorship.  We turn this into action through:Setting up agricultural testing laboratories, provide customized recommendations, while strengthening linkages between farmers and existing cooperatives in NWSFormalizing cooperatives & providing legal guidance in NESEstablishing farmers’ & livestock committees trained in governance & finance literacy and group dynamic where?Cash grants & licenses for cooperatives to grow sustainably in In SCS, Market linkage events connecting MSMEs with customers