Business Development Services and Support Organisations

• Building skilled managers and entrepreneurs who can build thriving businesses, creating jobs and getting Africa moving

• Advisory services or training

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• All sectors

• An import export company that deals with Agricultural Produce categorized as both Fresh and Dry food products and Fruits such as Sesame Seeds, Groundnuts, Cashew Nuts, Green grams (Mung Beans), Pigeon Peas, Black Tea, Avocados, Mangoes, Pineapples, Chilies amongst other cereals and fresh fruits.

• Advisory & Information Services

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture
• Agri-food and Agri-business

• IESC works throughout the business ecosystem to catalyze the growth of SMEs and foster entrepreneurship. IESC seeks to help SMEs meet quality standards and increase their competitiveness to foster trade and market linkages.

• Providing advisory services or training/Donor-funded development project

• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• Amiran Kenya provides farmers with quality agricultural inputs to help reduce farming risks through crop protection, crop improvement and crop enhancement to ensure the crops grown reach their full potential.

• Advisory & Information Services

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• A financial inclusion consultancy company working with agribusinesses to facilitate access to finance solutions.

• Business development support service
• Accelerator or Incubator

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• A consulting company supporting businesses to adapt to the changing markets by conducting market research, evaluating organisational processes, and management capabilities to develop customised solutions for the businesses.

• Advisory & Information Services

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• All sectors

• A Government entity charged with promotion and execution of agricultural schemes and reconstruction in Kenya by initiating, assisting or expansion of agricultural undertaking and enterprises

• Advisory & Information Services

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• A social enterprise providing a smart personal learning assistant and content marketplace. Arifu provides learning opportunity and information within the reach of everyone via a free chatbot available via any mobile chat application including SMS, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp. Additionally, they also extend financial literacy materials and agronomic training to farmers and customers.

• Advisory & Information Services

• Individual farmers and farming communities
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• An alliance of 12 social lending institutions, also referred to as impact-first agricultural lenders, targeting agricultural businesses in the “missing middle” in low- and middle-income countries.

• Advisory & Information Services

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture

• Syngenta Foundation identifies commercial farmer needs and develops scalable solutions which are delivered by rural entrepreneurs on a commercial basis. Entrepreneurs are identified, trained and linked to value chain players to provide services and build businesses in their communities

• Advisory services or training

• Young entrepreneurs <35 years old
• Mature entrepreneurs >35 years old
• Individual farmers and farming communities
• Women-led enterprises
• Enterprises delivering services
• Enterprises manufacturing products
• Enterprises trading internationally
• Not for profit community and social enterprises
• For profit social enterprises
• Farmers' cooperatives

• Agriculture