The VALUE4HER Climate Adaptation Evidence and Finance Readiness Facility is a proposed initiative designed to strengthen the capacity of women-led agribusiness small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa to document, communicate and leverage their contributions to climate adaptation. The initiative will be anchored in VALUE4HER, AGRA’s flagship platform supporting women-led agribusinesses, and implemented through collaboration between AGRA and CGIAR, including the Alliance of Bioversity International-CIAT and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The proposed implementation period is August–December 2026. Background and Rationale Women-led agribusiness SMEs are already implementing practical responses to climate risks across food and agricultural value chains. Their efforts include climate-resilient production, aggregation, processing, input distribution, logistics, advisory services, market access and other measures that strengthen business and community resilience. However, many of these contributions remain poorly documented and are therefore difficult to recognize within climate finance, investment, policy and adaptation reporting systems. Smaller businesses frequently have useful operational and production information but lack the capacity to organize this information into credible evidence products that demonstrate their climate impact and business value. VALUE4HER provides a strategic platform for addressing this gap. The network reaches more than 17,000 women-led agribusinesses across 46 African countries, providing access to finance, markets, technology, mentoring, networking and capacity building. By combining VALUE4HER’s extensive SME network with CGIAR’s technical expertise in climate adaptation measurement, risk intelligence, impact assessment and climate finance readiness, the initiative will help women-led businesses transform existing operational knowledge into credible, practical and finance-relevant adaptation evidence. Overall Goal The facility aims to strengthen women-led agribusiness SMEs’ ability to document, package and communicate climate adaptation evidence in ways that improve resilience, strengthen climate finance and investment readiness, and increase recognition of women’s contributions to climate action. Specific Objectives The initiative will seek to: • Identify women-led agribusiness SMEs with existing climate adaptation practices, climate risk exposure and evidence potential. • Strengthen SME capacity to organize, validate and communicate existing adaptation data and learning. • Translate adaptation evidence into business-relevant narratives and materials that support climate finance and investment engagement. • Generate a synthesized evidence base on women-led agribusiness adaptation practices, business benefits and resilience outcomes. • Contribute to gender-responsive adaptation measurement, reporting, policy engagement and learning. Target Beneficiaries The primary beneficiaries will be women-led or women-majority-owned agribusiness SMEs within the VALUE4HER network and relevant AGRA partner pipelines. Priority will be given to formally operating businesses with established business models, demonstrated climate adaptation practices or climate risk exposure, and some existing operational, production, market, extension or adoption data. Selected SMEs should also demonstrate interest in climate finance, investor engagement, adaptation learning or climate-responsive business growth. The facility will seek representation across value chain functions, including production, processing, aggregation, input distribution, logistics, advisory services and market access. Proposed Intervention Model The facility will follow a structured pathway covering SME identification, selection, onboarding, small grants, technical assistance, evidence packaging, synthesis and finance-readiness support. Rather than primarily funding new data collection, the initiative will help participating businesses identify, organize, validate and communicate evidence they already generate through their operations. SME Selection and Onboarding An Expression of Interest (EOI) process will identify SMEs with established business models, emerging data capacity, climate adaptation relevance and interest in technical assistance or finance readiness. Selected businesses will receive onboarding support and small grants to assist with staff time, documentation, data organization, communications and preparation of adaptation evidence products. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building CGIAR and AGRA technical teams will provide targeted support to help SMEs understand climate risks, organize adaptation information and demonstrate the resilience and business value of their interventions. Support may include masterclasses on adaptation evidence, climate finance readiness and impact measurement, alongside practical coaching on data organization, impact pathways, adaptation narratives and business-focused climate risk assessment. Relevant tools, including ClimVAT and other gender-responsive climate adaptation tools, may also be applied where appropriate. Adaptation Evidence Packages Participating SMEs will develop evidence packages that can support investor communication, climate finance engagement, policy dialogue and wider learning. Potential outputs may include: • SME adaptation profiles. • Climate risk and response narratives. • Existing data summaries. • Gender and inclusion dimensions of adaptation. • Evidence of business and resilience benefits. • Climate finance and investment readiness information. • Lessons on effective approaches, challenges and enabling conditions. Evidence Synthesis and Learning AGRA and CGIAR will synthesize evidence from participating SMEs to identify common patterns, evidence gaps, practical lessons and opportunities for strengthening women-led adaptation. The resulting learning products will provide value to participating businesses, investors, policymakers, development partners, AGRA and CGIAR. They will also help connect SME-level evidence with national, continental and global climate adaptation reporting and policy processes. Expected Contribution The initiative offers a practical pathway for making women-led agribusiness adaptation more visible, credible and finance-relevant. By leveraging VALUE4HER’s continental reach and CGIAR’s technical expertise, the facility can help businesses turn existing adaptation experience into evidence that supports resilience, investment, climate finance and policy engagement. Ultimately, the initiative seeks to demonstrate how women-led SMEs can play a stronger role in building climate-resilient African food systems while ensuring that their contributions are better documented, recognized and positioned for scale. 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