ASCI is right for funders and investors who want to make an impact on the lives of rural farmers. It puts people and planet at the heart of an established programme and platform, where governments, communities and companies all participate and jointly decide what to do, where and how.  ​

​ASCI is right for funders who want to learn from and build on the track record of progress, the success and challenges of the multi-stakeholder process at national and regional level. This opportunity to learn feeds into the global need to develop and foster Producer and Consumer Country Partnerships.​

​ASCI is right for funders wanting to see systems change, who understand that there is a positive future for rural farming communities who can grow the economy, protect nature and guard the forests. ​

​ASCI is an opportunity to engage with African governments, communities and companies who have committed to principles of sustainable production, to build on that foundation to drive transformational change.​

​Proforest is an intermediary and technical practitioner who understands the reality and the complexity of implementation, but whose mission drives the work we do with the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative.