Farming as a Business 2 : Training Boosts Entrepreneurial Skills in Sierra Leone and Liberia

In November 2022, COLEAD organised a collective training on “Farming as a Business 2 (FAB2)” for a group of companies based in Sierra Leone and Liberia. This training complements the first FAB1 training session, which took place in June 2022 and was followed by an individual and tailor-made coaching in December 2022. Each participating company received tailor-made support based on the priority needs identified by each manager.

The objective of this second session was to strengthen management and leadership skills, improve human resource management and develop cost/benefit analysis skills, as well as marketing and decision making to strengthen start-ups and expand existing enterprises. For instance, at the end of the training, participants were able to understand the key elements of recruitment, selection and staff retention, human resource management and the characteristics of a productive team; they were also able to set appropriate prices for their products or services and list available markets and how to access them, and they could describe the principles of effective negotiation and decision-making.

This activity is supported by the Fit for Market SPS programme, implemented by COLEAD as part of the development cooperation between the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU).