• Research or Advisory Service Provider
ESAI's mission is the sector-by-sector transformation of Ethiopian smallholder agriculture through the support of innovative private sector actors connecting smallholder farmers to markets. The outcome ESAI seeks is the transformation of selected high-potential agricultural value chains with increased production, marketing, employment and income generation.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Direct Consulting Services
    • Seat on the Board
    • Co-working space
    • Cohort or group support
  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Performance management
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Sector development
  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Agriculture & Food
    • Financial services
  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Social enterprise
    • Accessibility
    • Citizen empowerment
    • Rural communities
  • Impact objectives

    • Agricultural productivity
    • Capacity building
    • Community development
    • Employment generation
    • Food security and nutrition
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to information
    • Access to financial services
  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • FinTech