ABioSA applies its systemic competitive approach to its work with government, small businesses, development partners, business support organisations and local communities.

It recognises the importance of working at the micro, meso, macro and meta level in collaboration with all relevant biotrade stakeholders to strengthen African biotrade with interventions that respond to the needs of the whole sector.

• Micro: smallest level of economic activity consisting of enterprises, their organisational structures, how they interact with each other with the aim to achieve simultaneously efficiency, quality, flexibility and speed of response
• Meso: where both public and private meso organisations at national, regional and local level become involved in promoting business, and where targeted meso policies, support initiatives and concrete projects are established to coordinate and promote sector advantages and increase relative competitiveness.
• Macro: where pressure is exerted on the enterprises through performance requirements and policies across the economy.
• Meta: which is made up of solid basic patterns of legal, political and economic organisation, and the adequate social capacity for organisation and integration and the capacity of the actors to achieve strategic integration.

At a meta level, ABioSA is helping to adjust and transform established beliefs and perceptions about issues including ABS and gender equality. The project encourages collective learning, capacity building and development within the biotrade sector.

It strengthens sector organisations, and supports investments in technology to streamline processes and boost productivity in small businesses on the frontline of biotrade. Financial support enables market access, product development and job creation.