The focus on Smallholder Agriculture aims at accelerating an agriculture transformation through agricultural development initiatives that are designed to facilitate market access, enhance agribusiness competitiveness, increase productivity and improve access to inputs and finance for value chain actors.The focus on Smallholder Agriculture aims at accelerating an agriculture transformation through agricultural development initiatives that are designed to facilitate market access, enhance agribusiness competitiveness, increase productivity and improve access to inputs and finance for value chain actors.

BRITEN strength is its facilitative ability in transforming farmers and creating a paradigm shift for the beneficiaries mainly small and medium sized farmers by integrating them into the value chains and working with the other market actors and services providers to streamline their engagement with the smallholder farmer.BRITEN strength is its facilitative ability in transforming farmers and creating a paradigm shift for the beneficiaries mainly small and medium sized farmers by integrating them into the value chains and working with the other market actors and services providers to streamline their engagement with the smallholder farmer.

As part of its facilitative role, BRiTEN uses trainings to consistently promote the agriculture industry as a successful, sustainable and responsible industry, with a diversity of challenging and rewarding careers that needs more skilled labour.As part of its facilitative role, BRiTEN uses trainings to consistently promote the agriculture industry as a successful, sustainable and responsible industry, with a diversity of challenging and rewarding careers that needs more skilled labour.

Competitive market access by smallholders through market led selection of crop varieties that have the characteristics that are demanded by the market and collective action of bundled services through farmer organizations have been the key levers in BRiTEN's success to smallholder inclusiveness into value chains. Competitive market access by smallholders through market led selection of crop varieties that have the characteristics that are demanded by the market and collective action of bundled services through farmer organizations have been the key levers in BRiTEN's success to smallholder inclusiveness into value chains.

Supply Chain Development is a critical component of enabling access to services. BRiTEN facilitates, mentors and supports actors and service providers within the input and output supply chains to ensure sustainable and competitive business relationshipsSupply Chain Development is a critical component of enabling access to services. BRiTEN facilitates, mentors and supports actors and service providers within the input and output supply chains to ensure sustainable and competitive business relationships