• Capacity Development Provider

ICCO Cooperation

The STARS program stands for Strengthening African Rural Smallholders. The program works with Microfinance Institutions to develop innovative risk mitigating tools so that they provide the necessary loans to farmers in need of cash to diversify their crops or to buy equipment that increases their production.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Marketing support or market research
    • Needs assessment
    • Performance management
    • Sector development

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Gender inclusion

  • Impact objectives

    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to financial services

  • Verticals

    • Data analytics
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