MCC Agriculture Business Centers Activity

$22.09M USD

Funder	Millennium Challenge Corporation
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Millennium Challenge Corporation
Country	Madagascar
Start Date	May 14, 2005
End Date	Mar 10, 2008
Duration	1,031 days
Number of Grantees	27
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`65463-40`

Grant Description

Madagascar - Agricultural Business Investment Project - AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS CENTERS ACTIVITY: the Create and Operate Five Agricultural Business Centers ("ABCs") activity; MCC Funding will support the following activities designed to promote the development and expansion of micro, small and medium sized enterprises ("MSMEs") in the Zones: (i) Establish five ABCs that will offer a range of services to MSMEs and farmers in the respective Zones.

These services may include assistance in the development of business and marketing plans, training in good business practices (e.g. accounting) and in the promotion and adoption of improved technologies by businesses and farmers alike. (ii) Identify local, regional and international market opportunities for MSMEs and assist them in developing effective business plans in order to improve competitiveness and access to investments. (iii) Undertake market studies for MSMEs for key higher valued commodities including production, economic, and financial analysis.