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GROW-2

GROW-2: Promoting MSME Development and Employment Opportunities in Liberia through a Market System and Cluster Development Approach in Agro-industry Value Chains.

The project constitutes the successor phase of the Sida-funded “Markets and value chains in agriculture” (GROW Liberia, 2013-2022 – hereafter called GROW-1) and is named GROW-2. It aims at contributing to the increase in income and employment opportunities.

through MSME development in priority agro-based value chains in Liberia.More precisely, capitalizing on the results and lessons of GROW-1, the project will focus on upscaling prior efforts and expanding sectoral and thematic outreach.

The project is aligned with Liberia’s strategic development priorities and Sweden’s cooperation strategy with Liberia.

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Dr. Kerstin Jonsson Cissé, Head of Development Cooperation at the Embassy of Sweden in Liberia and her team, visited our partner, United Women for Sustainable Development, as part of the GROW-2 Project.Together, we’re strengthening women-led enterprises in the cocoa and cassava value chains — driving economic growth from the ground up.Thank you to the Embassy of Sweden in Liberia for standing with us on the path to sustainability and empowerment.#Grow2 #WomenInAgribusiness #embassyofswedeninliberia#SustainableDevelopment #WomenEmpowerment ... See MoreSee Less

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The Liberia Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority has recorded over 1,200% export growth with financial reserves skyrocketing from under $10,000 in 2022 to more than $1 million as of May 2025, according to Frontpage Africa. A major factor behind this transformation is improved quality control — made possible in part through the training of over 50 Quality Control Officers recently in Ganta, Nimba County. This training, which aligns closely with Liberia’s National Agriculture Development Plan and its hashtag#ArrestAgenda, was delivered by GROW2 funded by the hashtag#EmbassyofSwedeninLiberia and implemented by hashtag#UNIDO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture. Grow 2’s agricultural focus strengthens market systems, enhances export quality, and empowers local actors — especially smallholder farmers — to capture value in premium international markets.📸 Check out photos from the impactful Ganta training!Read the full story here 👉 bit.ly/4jIPpWg#Grow2 #UNIDO #LACRA #Liberia #embassyofswedeninliberia#LACRA ... See MoreSee Less

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Empowering Women-Led MSMEs: GROW2 Financial Essentials Workshop at the Liberia Chamber of Commerce GROW2 funded by the hashtag#EmbassyofSwedeninLiberia and implemented by hashtag#UNIDO organized a hashtag#Financial Essentials workshop, held at the hashtag#LiberiaChamberofCommerce hashtag#LCC aimed at strengthening the financial management skills of women-led MSMEs. GROW2’s Business Engagement Expert, Frederick Gibson Jr., presented practical insights tailored to the needs of MSMEs and delivered an insightful presentation titled "Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs and Women-Led Businesses.His guidance helped the 20 participants at the workshop understand how sound financial management can open doors to new opportunities, improve access to finance, and enhance overall business resilience. This training was born out of a clear demand from women entrepreneurs seeking practical and actionable knowledge in financial management—a critical area for business sustainability and growth.Mrs. Catherine Harris Karmo, Secretary General of the hashtag#LCC, lauded GROW2 for its valuable collaboration with the Women in Business Empowerment Network (WIBEN). She commended the partnership for significantly enhancing capacity-building initiatives for women entrepreneurs. Dr. Charles Kwame Sackey, Chief Technical Advisor of GROW2, reiterated that the workshop is part of GROW2’s broader mission to support MSME development, increase incomes, and create sustainable employment opportunities across Liberia.#EmbassyofSwedeninLiberia #UNIDO#LCC#MinistryofAgricultureLiberia#WomenEntrepreneurs#FinancialManagement ... See MoreSee Less

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Value Chains

GROW-2 will focus on the cocoa and horticulture value chains to which one other value chain (cassava) is added. Support will cover interventions aimed at fostering production, productivity, and value addition driven by demand. Within the spirit of the MSD approach, flexibility to adapt interventions to specific constraints and opportunities in different segments of the value chain as they arise is a crucial feature of the implementation strategy.

Technical Support Areas

Target Groups

The programme’s ultimate target group is farmers living in poverty (men, women and youth). It will seek to reach them through their cooperatives and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in the selected value chains. Besides increased engagement of women and youth in agriculture, the programme will promote farming as a viable occupation that can be highly profitable along different parts of the value chain, e.g., production, storage, packaging, etc. The target group will have a gender balance, with gender equality and women empowerment being mainstreamed throughout the programme. Special attention will also be given to youth economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.

Target Groups