This report, commissioned by SAFIN, is a scoping analysis covering 5 value chains in Burkina Faso, Niger and Senegal. The scoping analysis is the first step of a two-phase learning approach, aiming to provide a thorough understanding of agricultural value chains and to identify agri-SME investment opportunities that require innovative financial solutions, the development of which could be supported by SAFIN partners. The selected value chains are onions, indigenous cereals, mangoes, market gardening and maize.