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Post-tsunami coastal livelihoods assessment in Banda Aceh

() | For International Relief and Development (IRD), conducted an assessment of post-tsunami coastal livelihoods recovery and development opportunities in Aceh, with a focus on the shrimp sector. The assessment included ... Read more

Post-tsunami coastal livelihoods assessment in Sri Lanka

() | For IRD, conducted an assessment of tsunami affected coastal communities extending from Galle to Valaichenai (south of Trincomalee), aimed at identify opportunities for project assistance to support recovery of coastal ... Read more

Sustainable coastal resource development in China

() | The Sustainable Coastal Resource Development Project was designed to plan and assist in the implementation of efficient and sustainable use of all coastal resources. The stated objectives, which have been ... Read more

Transforming the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines

() | Conducted an assessment of the feasibility of, and opportunities for using information technology for identity preservation and traceability to transform the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines. Read more

Accelerating the growth of sustainable agriculture production systems

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Agriculture is vital to Afghanistan's economy. Once a vibrant source of food and income, the country's agricultural economy has been devastated by years of war and drought. Chemonics works to ... Read more

Supporting agricultural trade in East and Southern Africa

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | In East and Southern Africa the Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) project works to enhance food security by supporting agricultural trade initiatives to increase trade within the region and ... Read more

Development of good risk based agricultural social practices

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | The Objective of the PPP project between EurepGAP, GTZ and Coop Switzerland is to develop and test as set of pragmantic social criteria to be potentially integrated into the EurepGAP ... Read more

Promoting internal control systems for farmer group certification under GlobalGAP Option 2

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | Farmers can achieve EUREPGAP certification as an individual (option 1) or as a member of a farmer group (option 2). Option 2 is also known in other schemes (e.g. organic ... Read more

ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation

() | ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Limited is a commodity trading company incorporated in Switzerland with operations primarily in agricultural commodities such as cotton, coffee and cocoa, in Latin America, Asia and Africa ... Read more

Global Agri-Finance Advisory Program

() | Agriculture is a major source of livelihood throughout the world, especially for the majority of poor people living in rural areas in developing countries. A key challenge for the majority ... Read more

Mindanao Banana Project (Philippines)

() | The IFC Advisory Services Philippines has implemented a pilot project on sustainable agriculture to improve and facilitate the integration of smallholder banana growers (or outgrowers ) into a high ... Read more

Partnerships for food industry development | Fruits and Vegetables.

Center for the Study of Standards in Society (CS3) at Michigan State University (MSU CS3) | Partnerships for Food Industry Development (PFID) is a university/food industry joint technical assistance program that supports field operations that strengthen food industries in USAID host countries and promotes competitive participation ... Read more

Market access and trade facilitation support in South Asia

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Strengthen the national capacities for conforming to the emerged global market access requirements in the beneficiary countries by strengthening of standards, metrology, testing and quality institutional structures.oStrengthening National standards institutions ... Read more

Strengthening of standard and quality control in Pakistan

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Strengthening of Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) Establishment of Pakistan System Certification Body (PSCB) Upgrading of Laboratories. Development of Pakistan National Accreditation ... Read more

Supporting product quality in Bangladesh

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | The Bangledesh Quality Support Programme is workign to establish the Bangladesh Accreditation Act. Prepare a development plan and execute incooperation with international and regional accreditation organizations.Conduct in-country trainings and study ... Read more

Avian Influenza emergency recovery project

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The development objectives of the project are threefold in support of the National Action Plan for the control of Avian Influenza Epedemic: (a) to strengthen disease surveillance and diagnostic capacity ... Read more

Developing forest management guidelines and procedures

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Sub-component 1.3 of the Laos Community Forestry Project will develop the Forest Management Guidelines and Procedures. The technical guidelines for planning, implementation and monitoring of the PSFM. The ... Read more

Diversifying farm income and promoting market development

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | A component of the Diversified Farm Income and Market Development Project aims to reform of the quarantine and sanitary and phytosanitary service, including upgrading of training and facility infrastructure and ... Read more

Enhancing the seed and sapling business of Armenia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Goals of this sub-component of the Rural Enterprise and Small-Scale Commerical Agriculture Development Project are to enhance the efficiency of Armenia’s smallscale seed and sapling businesses; to increase the availability ... Read more

Improving pastoral livelihoods in China

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Gansu and Xinjiang Pastoral Development Project features a component that will: (i) improve the competitiveness of relevant Chinese pastoral and farm products: (ii) apply standard product descriptions for pastoral ... Read more

Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Competitiveness Project will increase the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Kazakhstan. To achieve this objective, the project will facilitate access to markets by supporting measures to improve ... Read more

Improving the seafood value chain

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Sustainable Coastal Resource Development project has a component which finances a number of seafood handling operations, including processing and wholesale markets, to improve product quality and safety. Selected cold ... Read more

Reducing technical barriers for entrepreneurship and trade

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The objective of the Technical Regulation component will be to strengthen the capacity of the public sector to develop the new technical regulation framework based on the Law on the ... Read more

Strengthening oversight and regulatory capacity for food safety

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Food and Drug Capacity Building Project features a component that will consist of activities to strengthen the government's oversight and regulatory capacity for food safety at the central and ... Read more

Strengthening regulatory services in India

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | A sub component of the project will strengthen regulatory services in Uttar Pradesh, India to improve the safety and quality assurance of domestic and export products – through direct support ... Read more

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