In Rwanda, ADA contributes to developing an ecosystem of impact enterprises that respond to social and environmental challenges in an economically viable manner, while supporting the country’s economic transformation ambitions.
Together with its partner FUCEC-TOGO, ADA has piloted an integrated approach combining access to finance, quality inputs, capacity building and technical support.
Together with LuxDev, the microfinance institution Inkunga Finance Plc and the research organisation CIFOR-ICRAF, ADA set up a project in Rwanda to assess the feasibility of financing agroforestry activities of smallholder farmers and SMEs.
Remaining true to its role as a pioneer in impact finance, ADA unveiled its new strategy on 20 April 2026 at an event on ‘Impact Finance for Vulnerable Populations’.
SSNUP’s knowledge manager ADA organised a workshop on: ‘Nutrition Investments – Frameworks and Practical Tools for Impact Investors’. The objective was to help place nutrition more firmly on the agenda of impact investors and to demonstrate that nutrition can be a viable and impactful investment theme.
When pests and wrong harvesting practices led to a decline in the quality of macadamia nuts in Kenya, it became urgent to improve agricultural methods. Video training and farm field demonstrations helped to minimise the problem.
In the context of the SSNUP programme, ADA is launching a series of studies which sheds light on the key role SMEs play in contributing to the development of smallholder farmers.
A new coconut oil product sold in Kenya’s local market enabled smallholder farmers to sell their coconuts at better prices and gave them more work opportunities.
Afrikamart is an agricultural technology (AgTech) business based in Senegal that developed a platform for connecting smallholder farmers with small retailers.
