Smallholder Supply Chains (IFC-606728)

Regions
  • World
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Jun 1, 2022
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Borrower not available at the time of disclosure
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 3.85 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 3.85 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Apr 8, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Mar 14, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the Smallholder Supply Chains project serves as a global platform for knowledge management, sharing best practices, and standardizing advisory tools to enhance IFC's agribusiness advisory work with smallholder supply chains.

The platform aims to develop standardized tools and supply chain solutions, share lessons learned, and communicate best practices. It comprises three main components:

1. Knowledge Management and Visibility
2. Standardization and Scaling of Tools and Approaches
3. Local Enterprise Development (LED)

The platform addresses several key subject areas:

- Building the business management capabilities of smallholder farmers, farmer organizations (aggregators), and agri-SMEs – using ALP and Last Mile Retailer (LMR) curriculums
- Supporting the adoption and operationalization of technologies (“AgTech”) to strengthen and enhance efficiencies in smallholder supply chains.
- Supporting sustainable smallholder supply chains by improving supply chain traceability, transparency, and responsible sourcing.
- Developing local enterprises in emerging markets, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to effectively deliver ALP and LMR for IFC, broader World Bank Group (WBG), and external stakeholder Agri Value Chain programs that work with smallholder farmers.

By the end of the platform lifecycle:

- ALP will be available in multi-channel formats, including e-learning and multi-media content
- Improved tools and knowledge products – such as 'ALP Metrics', and 'AgTech for Smallholders’ will be disseminated through newsletter, case studies and webinars,
- Knowledge products such as the "Working with Smallholders" handbook will have been published and promoted through series of Chapter-based webinars featuring the respective authors and IFC Client projects,
- ALP will have enhanced viability and credibility, delivering impactful results at scale with an increased number of projects utilizing it and expanded reach to smallholder farmers, producer organizations, and agri-SMEs.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Estimated Total Budget: $3,858,582.00 (Project budget includes all project-funded activities)


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How it works