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Building a Sustainable Technical Assistance Market for Agri-SMEs

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Building a Sustainable Technical Assistance Market for Agri-SMEs

2026

Examines the critical role of technical assistance (TA) in bridging the agri-SME financing gap and shares learning from Aceli’s experience facilitating TA to 700 African agri-SMEs.

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Technical assistance (TA) is essential for the growth and resilience of agri-SMEs. Aceli envisions a TA market that places economic value on the public-good benefits it generates, and where public resources are deployed efficiently to catalyze both demand for and supply of quality TA.

This learning brief reflects on the current state of the TA market, what we’ve learned from facilitating TA to 700 agri-SMEs, key questions we’re exploring, and levers for developing a more financially sustainable TA marketplace.




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