The focus of this project is to promote ‘pro-poor’ private sector growth by targeting specific niches in investment and trade promotion, as well as reinforcing the dynamics of the rural and local economy as an important engine for a broad based growth. It aims to stimulate growth that will raise the income of the poor by providing both increased employment and improved and expanding market opportunities for small and medium enterprise (SME) and farming business that are operated by poor women and men.

The project in brief

Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner Private sector Foreign private sector South/East
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF    5’220’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF    4’412’576
Project phases	Phase 3 02.01.2018 - 31.12.2021   (Completed) Phase 2 01.01.2014 - 31.12.2017   (Completed) Phase 1 01.01.2011 - 31.12.2013   (Completed)

Further technical details

• Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	AGRICULTURE OTHER MULTISECTOR AGRICULTURE OTHER MULTISECTOR INDUSTRY
  Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Agricultural development Rural development Agricultural development Rural development Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development
  Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme. The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes. The project also supports partner organisation improvements
  Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
  Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
  Finance type	Aid grant
  Aid Type	Project and programme contribution SDC direct implementation
  Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
  Project number	7F06353