Agro-Dealer Development Program

The Program provides training, capital and credit to establish small agro-dealers who are a primary conduit of seeds, fertilizers, chemicals and knowledge to smallholder farmers to increase their productivity and incomes.  In five years, this grant should result in 10,000 highly functioning agro-dealers in order to support a significant increase in the adoption of improved crop varieties.  

Program Grantees

• Agro dealer Strengthening Program for Mali (ASPM), John H. Costello, CNFA, Grant No: 2008 PASS 032

• Guarantee fund to facilitate access to credit facilities by agro-dealers serving poor farmers in Tanzania, Ben Christiaanse,  National Microfinance Bank Limited- Tanzania, Grant No: 2007 PASS 034

• Nigeria Agro dealer Support (NADS), J. Robert Groot,  International Fertilizer Development Center- Nigeria, Grant No: 2008 PASS 028

• Ghana Agro dealer Development (GADD), J. J. Robert Groot, International Fertilizer Development Center- Ghana, Grant No: 2008 PASS 054

• Agro-Dealer Development Program - Kilimo Project, Henry Karugu,  Equity Bank Limited- Kenya, Grant No: 2008 PASS 038

• Agrodealer network strengthening for Uganda, Thembo Wilfred Mwesigwa, Uganda National Agro-input Dealers Association (UNADA), Grant No: 2008 PASS 021

• Agro dealer network strengthening for Uganda, Rita Laker- Ojok, AT Uganda Ltd, Grant No: 2008 PASS 020

• Kenya Agrodealer Strengthening Program (KASP), Jason Scarpone, CNFA, Grant No:2007 PASS 019

• Tanzania Agrodealer Strengthening Program (TASP), Jason Scarpone, CNFA, Grant No: 2007 PASS 020

• Malawi Agro dealer strengthening program (MASP), Jason Scarpone, CNFA, Grant No: 2007 PASS 021

• Development of the West African Center for Crop Improvement, Margaret Smith, Cornell University, Grant No: 2007 PASS 018

• National Agricultural Inputs Access Programme (NAAIAP), Wilson Songa, Ministry of Agriculture- Kenya, Grant No: 128

• Develop the Business and Technical Capacity of Agro-dealers and Regional Wholesalers, Jack Swartwood, CNFA, Grant No: 2007 PASS 011

• Zambia Agrodealer Project (ADAPT), Mark Vander Vort, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere - CARE, Grant No:  2008 PASS 009