This brief explains how the ADB-backed Samoa Agribusiness Support (SABS) project supported 26 women-owned agribusinesses and shows how tailored advice, flexible lending, and better market access can help women entrepreneurs thrive.
It outlines the broad challenges facing women in Samoa and shows how women working in agriculture struggle to overcome unequal land rights, access to credit, and gender stereotypes. Highlighting how SABS helped women grow their businesses, it draws on case studies, analyzes the financing hurdles they face, and explains why further gender-responsive action is key to help women build and scale-up resilient businesses.