SEED Supporting Agribusiness Services In The Gambia
What We Do
SEED (Sustainable Enterprise & Economic Development) works to empower youth and women entrepreneurs and SMEs by creating employment and self-employment in The Gambia. To building sustainable livelihoods through agribusiness services, food processing, packaging and branding, digital skills, MSME development, and enterprise support services.
Our approach combines youth and women enterprise management, skills training, business consulting, and value-addition to create jobs, increase incomes, and promote inclusive economic growth for exports and local supplies.
OUR APPROACH:SEED Enterprise Programe designed to:
Support youth entrepreneurs to scale and create employment
Strengthen agribusiness value chains with data and inventory reporting
Digital marketing, administrative and enterprise skills training
Support entrepreneurs with quality packaging for exports
Promote green and climate‑smart enterprises to youth and women
Reduce irregular migration by providing viable local alternatives
Who We Work With
Youth and women entrepreneurs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Youth Farmer groups and cooperatives
Development partners and donors
Government and private sector stakeholders
Why SEED
Youth-led and community-focused
Practical, market-driven solutions
Strong focus on sustainability and SDGs
Scalable models with measurable impact
We focus on practical, market-driven solutions that strengthen local value chains, reduce poverty, and support long-term development aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Business Coaching/Support
- Equip youth and women with practical digital literacy and ICT skills relevant to agribusiness.
- Enable MSMEs to develop, maintain, and optimize their online presence through websites and social media.
- Strengthen digital marketing and e-commerce capabilities to reach local, regional, and international markets.
- Build a sustainable support team of digital trainers and marketing staff to provide ongoing guidance.
- Enhance operational efficiency through digital record-keeping, inventory management, and customer engagement tools.
Our Services – Get Involved
1. Agribusiness & Value Chain Development (SEED Gambia Youth Enterprise Project) – We support youth and women to participate meaningfully across agricultural value chains, from production to processing, packaging, and market access.We support youth and women to participate meaningfully across agricultural value chains—from production to processing, packaging, and market acces
Our agribusiness support includes:
- Fruit and vegetable processing (juices, dried products, value-added foods)
- Product branding, packaging and labelling
- Agro-processing HACCP and food safety practices
- Equipment access for processing, bottling, labelling, and packaging
- Support for small-scale producers and cooperatives
- Strengthening local and regional market linkages
2. Youth & Women Skills Development (Upskill UK/Gambia Partnership) – SEED delivers hands-on training programmes designed to equip youth and women with practical, employable skills for today’s economy.
SEED delivers hands-on training programmes designed to equip youth and women with practical, employable skills for today’s economy.
Training areas include:
- Agribusiness and entrepreneurship skills
- Digital and social media marketing skills
- Digital literacy and ICT skills
- Admin and basic project management skills
- Business management and financial literacy
- Innovation, leadership, and problem-solving
Our training model focuses on learning by doing, ensuring participants can immediately apply skills to real business opportunities. Impact:
Youth and women become job creators, not job seekers, with improved employability and leadership capacity.
3. Digital Skills & Digital Marketing Support (Upskill UK/Gambia Partnership) – Digital transformation is central to modern agribusiness, and SEED helps SMEs adopt digital tools to grow, compete, and access wider markets.
Digital transformation is central to modern agribusiness. SEED helps SMEs adopt digital tools to grow, compete, and access wider markets.
We provide:
- Website development and management for SMEs
- Social media marketing and online branding
- E-commerce and digital sales support
- Content creation and product promotion
- Data and performance tracking
SEED also builds a youth-led digital marketing team, creating employment while supporting MSMEs with affordable digital services.