Acceso

Acceso, formerly known as the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, is a pioneering social business builder that brings entrepreneurial solutions to global poverty.Following our innovative agribusiness model, we build from scratch, invest start-up capital into and scale high impact social enterprises that work with smallholder farmers and fishers. Our market driven social enterprises improve the livelihoods of these producers and their communities by improving agricultural productivity, creating job opportunities, and facilitating robust long-term linkages to high value markets.Our current portfolio includes:Acceso Colombia, the leading Colombian smallholder sourcing business in the Andean and Caribbean regions, supplying to national supermarket and large food manufacturers.Acceso El Salvador, the largest smallholder producer sourcing company in El Salvador supplying over 60 types of fruits and vegetables, and fish and seafood to the formalized market;Acceso Haiti, one of few successful social agribusinesses in Haiti that has developed the largest formalized network of small farmers in the country, sourcing peanuts, mango, and moringa for both the local export markets.Alimentos, an innovative Colombian processing company that produces pulps and juices for the institutional, industrial, and local retail markets and internationally, from fruits sourced from smallholder farmSince 2007, Acceso has additionally built a further 5 further agriculture, distribution, and training businesses in LATAM, Africa and that have since been spun off to partners or local management teams. Acceso works regularly with leading multinationals such as Pepsi, Unilever, Marriott, Walmart, and Club Med to conduct feasibility studies and pilot programs to expand sustainable sourcing or last-mile distribution opportunities.