In 2020, Rikolto began implementing a 4-year “Building Inclusive and Competitive Horticulture
Businesses” (BICHOBS) project in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. It set out to engage 30,000 fresh
fruits and vegetable smallholder farmers organized into 68 Farmer Business Organizations (FBOs) and
500 off-takers with the objective of improving the performance of Tanzania’s horticulture sector.

This case study delves into the results from the midline evaluation in May 2023 with regard to FBO
capacity strengthening through Business Development Services (BDS) offered to agribusiness clusters.
The strategy adopted to achieve results was built around the combination of SCOPE assessments and
the iCRA Agribusiness Cluster (ABC) approach.