Overview
| Donor: | Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation, Social Business |
| Deadline: | 15.09.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | 163.000.000€ |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Climate Change
- Economic Development
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Food Security
Project Locations
Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo
America
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua
Asia
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan, Yemen
Europe
Kosovo
Pacific
Kiribati, Micronesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Description
1) Objective
GAFSP recognizes Producer Organizations (POs) as critical actors in linking smallholder farmers to input, capital, and product markets. By enhancing the capacity and reach of POs, GAFSP aims to increase agricultural productivity and incomes, particularly for smallholders, while improving food availability and access for consumers.
The GAFSP 9th Call for Proposals for Country-led Projects launched on May 13, 2026. Eligible countries are invited to submit proposals and all required supporting documents by September 15, 2026. Applications should be prepared by governments in consultation with their selected Supervising Entity(ies) and relevant stakeholders, including smallholder farmers, producer organizations, women’s groups, private sector actors, civil society, and development partners. Priority will be given to high-quality proposals that demonstrate strong country ownership, implementation readiness, co-financing, and innovative approaches to addressing food security and nutrition challenges.
2) Eligibility
For GAFSP, the definition of a PO includes national and sub-national POs structured as either a producers’ association, union, federation, cooperative, or apex organization (including umbrella organizations or federations of POs)7 with the following characteristics:
a) It is a local organization formed by a group of smallholder producers to undertake agriculture-, food- and nutrition-related activities, including storage, processing, and marketing.
b) Its members include farmers, pastoralists, artisanal fishers, forest-dwelling groups, landless people, and/or indigenous people.
c) It is owned by its members: PO members participate in the governance of the PO.
d) Its profits and other benefits are shared among its members; and
e) It is a registered legal entity.
3) Location
Actions must take place in selected low-income countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America.
4) Budget
GAFSP expects approximately US$163 million to be allocated in grant resources for eligible countries applying under this Call. The Call is expected to finance 6–10 projects.
5) Application
Submission must be received any time after the launch of the Call, but no later than 11:59 pm on September 15, 2026 (Tuesday, Washington, D.C. time (GMT -5)).

