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Promoting MSME development and employment opportunities in Liberia through a market system and cluster development approach in agro-industry value chains (GROW 2)

The programme constitutes the successor phase of the Sida-funded #Markets and value chains in agriculture# (GROW Liberia, 2013-2022 # hereafter called GROW-1) and is named GROW-2. It aims at contributing to the increase in income and employment opportunities through MSME development in priority agro-based value chains in Liberia. More precisely, capitalizing on the results and lessons of GROW-1, the programme will focus on upscaling prior efforts and expanding sectoral and thematic outreach. The programme is aligned to Liberia#s strategic development priorities as well as to Sweden#s cooperation strategy with Liberia. GROW-2 programme focuses on three value chains and while support to addressing opportunities and challenges to seize international market opportunities concerns the cocoa value chain, support to enhancing the cassava and horticulture value chains aims at enhancing food security and increasing income of, in particular, rural farmers (men, women and youth). Core principles include the search for country ownership, effective synergies with related programmes, projects and initiatives, the pursuit of a Market System Development (MSD) approach adapted to the local context, emphasis on national capacity building and results orientation as well as facilitation of regional linkages. The programme will a