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Kenya BDS
Kenya BDS
Emerging Markets Group and USAID

Kenya BDS: Linking African Farmers to Markets

Kenya BDS
Emerging Markets Group and USAID
Kenya BDS: Linking African Farmers to Markets

The Kenya BDS program works to increase growth and incomes among rural small enterprises through access to markets and business services, so they can compete in target sector markets.

In its initial four years of operation, Kenya BDS has helped 54,355 small enterprises access commercial business services and linked 14,844 with the commercial market. The USAID Kenya BDS program is a $5 million, five-year program implemented by the Emerging Markets Group.

For example, in the tree fruits sub-sector, Kenya BDS contracts facilitators to work with lead firms, farmers’ groups, financial institutions and service providers. These facilitators link farmers to markets, and finance inputs and technical services to meet market requirements.

Markets continue to expand independently of the program as more lead firms copy the original lead firms, and as service providers fan out around rural areas to serve more farmers.

For more information, contact David Knopp at david@kenyabds.com or see
www.kenyabds.com and www.microlinks.org

Creator: 
Alexandra Miehlbradt and Mary McVay
Date: 
2005
Publisher: 
International Labor Organization - International Training Center
Rights: 
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