Report: Agroecological Entrepreneurship Starts Here

Agroecology Fund ( 2026) Agroecological Entrepreneurship Starts Here: Shifting Food Systems in Africa from Extraction to Regeneration.  97 p.

This is a new report exploring how grassroots organisations across Africa are building enterprises that restore ecosystems while strengthening local economies.

Drawing on AEF’s Business Planning Grants, the report highlights how 15 organisations are advancing agroecological food systems through locally rooted, economically viable models.

Key insights include the persistent “missing middle” in agroecology finance:

• Most enterprises require $10,000–$250,000 to grow
• Microfinance is too limited, while larger investments exceed their scale
• Commercial lending remains inaccessible due to high costs and collateral requirement