About GFI

Market-Access and Prosperity

Market-Access and Prosperity

• Promote market access and improving the productivity of small-holder producers
• Work with governments and buyers to create economic opportunities
• Facilitate better access to existing markets
• Help to increase the value of farmers’ crops

The majority of GFI’s projects have focused on facilitating market access for small-holder producers and improving their productivity. Reflecting our core values, these projects prioritize working with governments and buyers to create economic opportunities through new markets or facilitate better access to existing markets, help to increase the value of farmers’ crops, and diversify crop production to better meet market demands and fluctuations.

Example:

In Guinea Bissau, GFI is working with a women’s cooperative to improve the quality of their crops – mainly rice, onions, and cashews – so they can increase the price and profit they receive while also working with the government of Guinea Bissau to better take advantage of their African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) partnership with the United States. Both activities are focused on increasing incomes for the poor by improving their products and increase opportunities to sell those products at higher prices.

Our programs that focus on market-access and prosperity include:

The Guinea-Bissau Livelihood Initiative

Sololá Agro-Industry Initiative

Salt Workers Economic Empowerment Program

Women Farmers with Global Potential