CLIENTS WELTHUNGERHILFE PALLADIUM AFRICA ENTERPRISES CHALLENGE FUND APT’s Monitoring and Evaluation team have completed a number of ‘Verification and Research Studies’ on AECF grantee. NORTHERN FARMING (a Rift Valley Company) Project business model: Smallholder contract farming of maze and soya. More company information at: YELLO EGG Project business model: Point of Lay layer production and distribution to smallholder farmers. MC MEATS Project business model: Feedlots and feeder finance for smallholder cattle farmers. NORTHERN TOBACCO (a Rift Valley Company) Research survey on afforestation in the smallholder tobacco programme ALLIANCE ONE Monitoring and evaluation of the smallholder tobacco scheme.