Working Groups
From Climate Finance To Farmer Resilience: The Agri-SME Link
Closing the smallholder regenerative agriculture finance gap requires more than new capital. It requires practical, investable pathways aligned with local realities and needs. This discussion will examine how agri-SMEs and cooperatives can serve as the critical bridge between smallholder communities and climate funders, and how standards-aligned business development services can support agri-SMEs in their work to deliver environmental outcomes at scale.
Reducing agricultural risk through soil intelligence and standards replay
Quality soil data is transforming risk management for smallholder farmers. Watch the replay and explore how standards-aligned advisory is unlocking investment.
EWS 3 Reducing Agricultural Risk Through Soil Intelligence and Standards Aligned Technical Assistance
Soil health is one of agriculture’s most underutilised risk management tools. In this webinar, Tom Cadogan (Farm Africa) and Peter Moss (Downforce Technologies) explore how soil intelligence and standards-aligned technical assistance can build more climate-resilient BDS ecosystems.
Ghana Convenes National Platform to Transform Business Development Services
Forty-five stakeholders from government, finance, and agribusiness gathered at Ghana’s first National BDS Multi-Stakeholder Platform Conference, agreeing to form a Steering Committee and develop national BDS standards to professionalise the sector.
Kenya Charts a National Course for Standards-Driven BDS
The AMEA Kenya Local Network has launched the Kenya BDS Vision Handbook and a 2026 Catalytic Event Concept Note, setting out a coordinated, standards-driven roadmap to turn Business Development Services into measurable jobs, incomes, and growth for Kenya’s agri-SMEs and farmer organisations.
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.
Empowering Youth in Agriculture Through Inclusive Farmer Organizations and Forward-Thinking Partnerships
AMEA’s Youth Empowerment Workstream introduces a life-stage framework for engaging young people in agriculture, from early exposure through school programs to leadership pathways for established agripreneurs, backed by case studies and a clear call to action for members and farmer organizations.
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.