The Growth Hub supports agribusiness small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Agri Frontier Growth Hub is an Africa-focused business development hub aimed at supporting African agribusiness small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across multiple value chains through the provision of subsidised business advisory.
The Growth Hub prepares SMEs for funding, improves governance, facilitates access to funding, and business development to expand to regional and international markets. We support SMEs to the point where they appeal to larger funds. With an initial focus on East and West Africa, we directly support small and medium-sized agribusinesses in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Mission
To increase economic resilience for ‘missing middle’ small and medium enterprises through improved investability, agricultural production, diversified economic opportunities and access to regional and international markets.
Vision
To create a thriving ecosystem of robust and resilient agribusinesses across Africa to lift people out of poverty, to aid food security and respond to climate change.
Growth hub targets the following Agricultural Value Chains
Input
Seed, Fertilizer, Crop Protection, Irrigation, Equipment and Machinery.
Primary Production
Smallholder production, Commercial production, Agroforestry-(macadamia, avocado, tea, coffee etc), Livestock (dairy, beef, poultry etc), Grains (Wheat, maize etc), Oil Seeds (sunflower, soya etc).
Post-Harvest/ Processing
Aggregators, Storage/ Handling, Milling, Livestock/ Aquaculture Feed, Trading, Marketing.
Agri Tech
Seed breeding, Soil nutrition, Precision farming, Internet of Things (IoT), Vertical farming, Robotics, AI and big data, Biotechnology, Drones and Satellites.
