2SCALE promotes Agricultural Business Clusters (ABCs), which are informal networks formed around farmer groups. The ABC approach works to address coordination issues to enable local actors to efficiently supply raw materials or have access to quality inputs for successful trade. The dynamics within ABCs depend on several actors, who make up these ABCs.

The objective of this case study was to analyze the roles played by aggregators within ABCs and how
2SCALE supported small producers and micro-entrepreneurs in the Benin pineapple value chain to
have a balance of power with value chain actors.