MSME Champions – The Missing Middle Of Agriculture

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Missing Middle.

MSME Champions

“Small businesses are dynamic producers of job growth and a productive job is the best route out of poverty,” Nicholas Colloff, Executive Director, Argidius Foundation

MSME Champions

“By investing in MSMEs, we can bridge the gap between small-scale farmers and larger markets, strengthen value chains, enhance productivity, encourage entrepreneurship and build resilient rural communities,” Mohamed Manssouri, Director, FAO Investment Center

MSME Champions

“We invest in sustainable business models and work with other funders to strengthen the business ecosystems in which MSMEs operate,” Liz Wilson, Deputy CEO, Small Foundation

MSME Champions

“As stewards of natural capital, farmers deserve recognition as Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),” Eduardo Tugendhat, Partner, Inclusive Growth and Nature, Palladium

MSME Champions

“We work with food entrepreneurs, understand where they currently are, where they want to go, and build their skills to get there,” Kindra Halvorson, Chief Transformation Officer, TechnoServe

MSME Champions

“In sub-Saharan Africa alone, there are over 60 million small and medium scale businesses creating 80% of jobs,” Ayodeji Balogun, Group CEO, AFEX

About

‘Missing middle’ is a campaign co-organized by over 20 institutions operating in the agricultural finance sector, and coordinated by the Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN). On the occasion of the International Day for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on 27 June, this campaign aims to enrich public understanding of the indispensable role of agricultural MSMEs in feeding people on our warming planet.

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