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Fit for Market: Strengthening competitiveness and sustainability of the ACP horticultural sector programme
ACP/FED/038-697

Agreement No.ACP/FED/038-697: Fit for Market: Strengthening competitiveness and sustainability of the ACP horticultural sector programme.

The Financing Agreement for an amount of €20.3 million was signed on 18 December 2015. The programme is to be executed over a period of 84 months. Grant beneficiaries will co-finance the programme with a further amount of €5.0 million

Implementation mode

Direct Management (Direct grant  contract between the EC and the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP)

Objective

The programme aims to enable smallholders, farmers’ organisations and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MESMEs) to access international and horticultural domestic markets, by complying with SPS issues and market requirements, in a sustainable framework.

The expected results of the programme are:

  • Export capacities of smallholders, farmers’ organisations and horticultural MSMEs are strengthened by complying with SPS measures;
  • Horticultural MSMEs, smallholders and farmers’ organisations have business skills & tools to be efficient, profitable and inclusive.

The Programme is ongoing and is expected to end on 31 December 2026.

“In December 2021, a new Contract amounting to EUR 25 million was signed for the Fit for Market Plus Programme. Six Regions Launch events took place in May 2022. Over 250 expressions of interest have been received so far. Implementation of the programme has commenced”.

For more information, contact: Department of Structural Economic Transformation  and Trade.

Beneficiary countries

  • MSMES in the fruit & vegetable industry (including brokers/intermediaries, small growers & transporters, related to the value chains in formal markets;
  • Groups of farmers/cooperatives;
  • Small growers linked to formal markets

For more information, contact: Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade