Agri-ProFocus is a partnership of Dutch donor agencies, credit institutions, companies, training and knowledge institutions, with the goal to promote farmer entrepreneurship in developing countries.
The Partnership has grown to 26 members from the original 19 and collaborates closely with the Directorate General for Development Cooperation (DGIS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and with the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV).
Agri-ProFocus believes that Agricultural producer organisations in developing countries are key to economic development and poverty reduction. Promoting farmer entrepreneurship through cooperation, exchange and learning is the goal of our partnership. The Focus is on seven African countries, farmer entrepreneurship, demand-driven trajectories worldwide and four themes: value chains, financial services and sustainable food production, with gender as a cross-cutting theme.
Vision
Powerful rural producer organisations are crucial actors in agricultural economic development, strengthening of democracy and as such crucial in poverty reduction and liveable rural areas. Cooperation between Agri-ProFocus members is an effective instrument to support producer organisations in fulfilling their role.
Mission
Agri-ProFocus stands for effective cooperation between its members and partners. Its mission is to provide coherent and demand-driven support to enhance the capacity of producer organisations in developing farmer entrepreneurship within the context of poverty reduction.
