Funding of Agriculture MSMEs for ENABEL’s — Guinea

Assignment Name
Design relevant tools and methods for supporting the funding of agriculture MSMEs for ENABEL’s project in Guinea [Framework Contract]

Project Description

Enabel Uganda is supporting the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) implement the BTVET Strategic Plan – also referred to as Skilling Uganda Strategy under a 5 year-project – Support to Skilling Uganda (SSU). Its overall objective is increased employability of youth through better quality of instruction and technical/vocational skills development.

The activities carried out involve

• Mapping of the current supply of agri-finance services (and corresponding constraints) to smallholder farmers
• Analysis of the demand for financial services (needs) from smallholder farmers
• Assess the potential appetite of Financial Services Providers (FSPs) to provide specific financial services/products to smallholder farmers
• Make recommendations on the different options available to ENABEL to sustainably improve access to finance of smallholder farmers (guarantee mechanism, subsidies, TA, etc.)
• Identify and pre-screen potential FSPs ENABEL could partner with
• Assist the team on the ground to implement the funding mechanisms (guarantee fund, selection of financial institutions, strengthening of financial institutions)