2SCALE: The largest incubator for inclusive agribusiness

2SCALE offers a range of support services to private partners – companies and farmer groups – enabling them to produce, transform and supply quality food products for local, national and regional end-user markets, including Base of the Pyramid consumers.

2SCALE is winding up its second phase. The project is implemented by IFDC, BoPInc and SNV. The programme is funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As an incubator program, 2SCALE manages a portfolio of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for inclusive business in agri-food sectors and industries, aiming to increase the inclusion of smallhodler farmers, women, and youth across businesses. 2SCALE offers a range of support services to its business champions (SMEs and farmer groups) and partners, enabling them to produce, transform and supply quality food products. These products go to local and regional markets, including to base of the pyramid consumers.

How the programme works

2SCALE focuses on establishing agribusiness clusters built around business champions. Champions are either entrepreneurial producer organizations or local SMEs that trade or process the produce of farmers. By providing support to these clusters, as well as to Business Champions and (M)SMEs downstream the value chain, 2SCALE is developing products and markets for local consumer markets, preferably for low income consumers.

2SCALE - phase II has achieved the following impact:

• Since the beginning, we've established 8,188 partnerships.

• 216 MSMEs have accessed additional financial services.

• 41% of non-farming innovations have been adopted.

• 22,572 female-led SMEs are driving inclusive business.

• 52,581 micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs are associated with our partnerships.

• We've created 1,918,619 non-farming jobs in targeted agribusiness clusters and value chains.

• 14 BoP consumers now have improved access to affordable food products.

• 2SCALE has been active in 14 countries.

• 1,811,980 smallholder farmers have achieved improved agricultural productivity and market access.

• 837 SMEs are driving inclusive business in target industries.

• 453,481 hectares are cultivated with eco-efficient farming practices.

• The total financial value of additional services accessed by smallholder farmers, micro-entrepreneurs, and SMEs is €93,796,306.

The program is active in 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana,  Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and South Sudan. SNV does not operate in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, and South Sudan.