Many grant funded programs, especially those focused on sector upgrades, value chain development, poverty reduction, and economy boosting programs, aim to stimulate growth, increase productivity, or some other objective that implies sustainability.  The success of these programs are usually measured by its ability to achieve targeted increases and improvements during the project, while lacking identified vehicles for sustainability after the finite duration of the project.  This is especially true in the agriculture sector where farmers, processors and other key private sector stakeholders are supported and then relied on to sustain program achievements…

The concept of Business Ready Transition (BRT) recognizes that in most cases these program’s achievements aren’t sustained because the long term custodians of those achievements aren’t properly prepared to take on such challenges. Hence, we must provide these “Custodians of Success” with the tools and capacity to sustain and improve upon successful program results.