Title front - Sindh Board Of Investment, Government Of Sindh

RationaleThe Government of Sindh with a vision to encourage development of small and medium enterprises(SMEs), to promote entrepreneurial mindset, and to give a major push to the wider agrarian economyhas created Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) to provide a sustainable institutional and legalframework to achieve such objectives.SEDF aims to provide boost to value addition in the agriculture sector for multiple economic benefitson growth, intermediary services, and productivity. It also seeks to introduce farm-level interventions toimprove efficiency and profitability.VisionTo support entrepreneurship development based on Sindh's competitive advantages.MissionTo introduce technology and bring value addition in non conventional yet vital sectors of theeconomy by extending technical and credit assistance.Priority ClustersSEDF provides technical assistance and financial subsidy to Sindh-based enterprises, which are lookingforward to upgrade from basic skills to modern technology or set up green-field projects in thefollowing agrarian clusters:• Agro-Processing• Dairy• Livestock• Poultry• Fisheries• Horticulture• Storage and Cold Chain• Mining and Processing of Minerals• Energy (Use of solar, biogas, and wind as source of energy)Services by SEDFSpecifically, SEDF provides the following services to prospective agribusiness entrepreneurs:Technical Assistance• Facilitating applicants in preparing feasibility studies.• Helping the applicants in fulfilling the requirements of financial institutions.Sindh - The Land of Endless Opportunities