Resources
Uganda Cost Share Learning Brief
Free BDS doesn’t build markets. AMEA’s Cost Share Pilot in Uganda tested a different approach…
How PASDeR 3 has transformed agricultural unions in Benin
What does it take to move farmer organizations from passive aid recipients to active drivers of their own agricultural economies?
Comment le PASDeR 3 transforme les organisations socio-professionnelles au Bénin
Qu’est-ce qui permet aux organisations paysannes de passer du statut de bénéficiaires passifs à celui d’acteurs moteurs de leur propre développement agricole ?
NAFPO Grameen India Gender Responsive LIA Case Study
A new AMEA case study comparing 10 all-women and 20 mixed-gender Farmer Producer Organisations across India finds that neither model is universally superior — but that governance-first BDS design builds the kind of stability that market-led approaches can’t retrofit easily.
2026 A Breakthrough Year Ahead Report
2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for transforming BDS markets. Building on 2025's momentum, we're focused on […]
The 2SCALE Ethiopia KMFCU Public-private partnership
Over three years, Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) achieved a breakthrough in business development services delivery—creating a tiered BDS model that generated exceptional returns while reaching over 1,200 agri-SMEs across four regions and twelve value chains.
EDS – Blended for Climate-Smart Agribusiness – Replay
AMEA ended the event with the launch of the AMEA Toolbox Guide 2025. The AMEA Toolbox is a collection of peer reviewed tools that are highly aligned to ISO 18716. These tools enable SMEs to build a performance track record which is useful to accessing new markets and new finance. The inter-operability of these tools has developed and examples are included in the Guide.
ATI Agrihub – Scaling Agri-BDS in Ethiopia
Over three years, Ethiopia’s Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) achieved a breakthrough in business development services delivery—creating a tiered BDS model that generated exceptional returns while reaching over 1,200 agri-SMEs across four regions and twelve value chains. With an 18:1 ROI on revenue increases and 84:1 ROI on capital mobilized, the ATI AgriHub program demonstrates how strategic segmentation and diagnostic-led approaches can revolutionize SME support systems, delivering ETB 3.16 billion in finance access while creating sustainable employment across Ethiopia’s agricultural sector.
EDS Replay – Agribusiness & Nature Based Solutions
AMEA ended the event with the launch of the AMEA Toolbox Guide 2025. The AMEA Toolbox is a collection of peer reviewed tools that are highly aligned to ISO 18716. These tools enable SMEs to build a performance track record which is useful to accessing new markets and new finance. The inter-operability of these tools has developed and examples are included in the Guide.
Future Learning and New BDS Toolkit | D2CS ALE25
AMEA ended the event with the launch of the AMEA Toolbox Guide 2025. The AMEA Toolbox is a collection of peer reviewed tools that are highly aligned to ISO 18716. These tools enable SMEs to build a performance track record which is useful to accessing new markets and new finance. The inter-operability of these tools has developed and examples are included in the Guide.
Gender business transformation models | D2T4 ALE25
Kafui presented IDH’s five-component approach to gender-transformative business models that deliver both commercial viability and women’s empowerment by addressing root causes of gender inequality. He conducted an interactive demo of IDH’s Innovation Library tool, showing how users can filter innovations to address gender inequality while maintaining business benefits. The presentation emphasized intentional design over add-on approaches.
Digital/blended service delivery – is it delivering more for less? | D2T3 ALE25
IFC and ATI had both experimented with blended approaches which was necessary due to the COVID-19 restrictions. So we now asked: Does Digital Deliver More for Less? Africa Turnaround, African Management Institute and L-IFT presented different aspects to this question. We learnt about an “Uber for BDS” Model: Concept for certified BDS providers to build on and use existing content (rather than reinventing the wheel).