BRIDGE-in Agriculture Training and Grant (Ghana)

BRIDGE-in Agriculture (Building Resilience and Investing in the Development and Growth of Entrepreneurs in Agriculture) is a five-year programme funded by the Mastercard Foundation to support agricultural small businesses in Ghana, with a focus on young people and women. Business development service providers give free targeted training and technical support to agriculture and adjacent-sector SMEs, and to young people aged 18 to 35 who want to start a business or find work in the sector.

According to the programme's website, training participants can be selected to win a grant of up to GHS 27,500 to support their business's growth. The website does not explain how winners are selected, so treat the grant as a possible outcome of the training, not a guaranteed payment.

The programme also works with commercial banks on loans at single-digit interest rates. Those loans are a separate product, are not grants, and are not what this listing offers; to get one a business must be registered, earning revenue and operating for at least six months.

BRIDGE-in's site does not give application dates. Start from the training page and check the FAQ or contact page for the next intake.

Open to small businesses, not only startups.

Start on the BRIDGE-in Agriculture training page (bridgeinagric.com/training). The site gives no application dates or selection process for the grant, so use the FAQ or contact page (bia_enquiries@crossboundary.com) to confirm the next intake. Ignore the separate loan application unless you want a loan.