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About Us - Our Approach to Value Chain Development 

Kilimo Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming agribusiness into a tool for wealth creation and food security across East Africa. We empower smallholder farmers and value chain actors through sustainable, market-led agricultural development. 

1. Engage Primary Pull Targets


 Engage the Primary Pull. A target market that;

  • Supports profitability for SHFs and others in the VC, by…
  • Rewarding: Quality and Food-safety Standards; Economies of scale; and Timeliness of delivery

2. Pull in Lead firms


Engage the Primary Pull. A target market that;

  • Supports profitability for SHFs and others in the VC, by…
  • Rewarding: Quality and Food-safety Standards; Economies of scale; and Timeliness of delivery

3. Crowd in SHFs


Crowd-in SHFs, that are;

  • Business Oriented
  • Experienced & Dedicated to Commercial Farming
  • Organized (or willing to be)
  • But with profitability and growth limited by poor access to competitive markets that reward quality and/or provide reliable supplies of quality inputs

4. Rope in Commercial Suppliers of Inputs and services


Rope-in Commercial Suppliers of Inputs & Services, such as:

  • Equipment (by sale, leasing or hire)
  • Finance (credit, equity, etc)
  • Seed, Fertilizer, chemicals & other inputs
  • BDS, ICT & extension services

5. Engage Sufficient Providers of public good services


Engage sufficient Providers of Public Good Services (dev’t partner, governments and implementing partners), such as:

  • Base market to build EoS
  • Reciprocal trade deals to expand reached markets
  • Enforcement of Standards
  • Foundation seed
  • Large infrastructure especially for irrigation and transport
  • Conducive agro-business environment
  • Multi-sector platform