Managing climate resilience for farmers and MSME (ProGRess)
Project term: 01.04.2025-28.02.2027
The project supports farmers and MSMEs in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to improve their resilience towards climate change and meet the needs of financial service providers for sustainable financing.
The agricultural sector as well as small and medium-sized businesses are crucial to the economy of the countries and instrumental in fostering sustainable development and economic resilience. Despite available support schemes, access to finance for sustainability investments remains limited. High capital costs, a low level of financial literacy, and a lack of awareness about financing options and requirements pose major barriers — especially for small businesses.
Enhancing knowledge transfer is essential. The training programmes offered within the framework of the project cover business management and financial literacy to equip farmers and entrepreneurs with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing economic landscape.
Project activities are: - Determination of capacity building needs for farmers and MSMEs, including gender-related aspects for access to finance - Training of 300 farmers, including the Managing Climate Resilience Business Game - Training of 30 MSMEs in adaptation to climate change - preferably 35 per cent of the participants are women
The project is implemented in the framework of the GIZ programme ‘Promoting Green Deal Readiness in the Eastern Partnership Countries (ProGRess)’.
Partners
» Local governmental agencies » Business associations and others
By working on this project, we are contributing to the fulfillment of these Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in accordance with the 2030 Agenda:
German Sparkassen-stiftung
The German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation is the development-policy arm of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe. Its task is to disseminate the successful Sparkasse idea across borders and around the globe. The German Sparkassenstiftung strengthens financial institutions and promotes financial literacy for all segments of the population. This broadens access to financial services and helps to create jobs and generate income.
