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GROW-2
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.
OUR FOCUS
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.
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.
