Introducing Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture to SMEs - Lessons learned

Jaquet S, Derenoncourt M . 2023. Introducing Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture to SMEs - Lessons learned. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA).

The Gender Smart Agriculture Challenge aimed to create gender-responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) business models in Senegal, with the goal of attracting private investor capital.

The Gender-Smart Accelerator consisted of two stages: the accelerator program and the post-accelerator program. The accelerator program encompasses Business Development/Investment Readiness and CSA Technical Assistance. This technical assistance involved a CSA bootcamp and a subsequent coaching session before the pitching day.

This report will focus on the subsequent masterclasses presented at other accelerators and private sector events, building on the initial input, i.e. the CSA bootcamp. The objective is to underscore the significance of such interventions in agribusiness and provide recommendations for the ongoing acceleration work conducted by CGIAR.