Africa

Defining market opportunities for Namibian fisheries products

() | For USAID s Southern Africa Trade Hub, AISD conducted a seafood market and marketing assessment for the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR). Conducted an analysis of ... Read more

Developing best aquaculture practices in Zambia

() | For the Global Coal Chain Alliance and World Food Logistics Organization, under USAID funding, AISD conducted training in Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) for the National Aquaculture Association of Zambia (NAAZ), ... Read more

Accelerating the growth of agricultural sectors

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Under thePromoting Pro-Poor Opportunities through Commodity and Service Markets (PrOpCom) project Chemonics is working to accelerate growth in agriculture and associated sectors, thereby improving incomes and livelihoods of the poor. ... Read more

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Under a USAID contract Chemonics is working to increase the competitiveness of Ghana’s private sector in world markets through an improved enabling environment and an improved responsiveness to market demands. ... Read more

Expanding agricultural economic opportunities through increased productivity and better marketing

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) is a five-year agricultural productivity enhancement program, working closely with stakeholders in the agricultural sector to ensure the project reflects Ugandan realities and needs. ... Read more

Expanding economic opportunities in the Nigerian agricultural sector

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Though most Nigerians live in rural areas where agriculture forms the basis of their livelihoods, Nigerian agricultural commodities are no longer competitive in regional or international markets. Chemonics is helping ... 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

Using livelihood modules to promote food security

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | The Market-Led Livelihoods for Vulnerable Populations (MLVP) project is working to develop, test and implement investment plans known as "livelihood modules" for local and international non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and ... Read more

Expanding Ethiopian agribusiness and trade

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | Ethiopia Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Program (ATEP) Fintrac has a team of technicians disbursed through four regions of Ethiopia supporting the development of the oilseeds ... Read more

Increasing smallholder sales and income through high-value horticulture products

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Kenya Horticultural Development Program mission is to increase and sustain smallholder sales and incomes from the production of high-value and added-value horticultural crops and products (horticulture, floriculture, spices and ... Read more

Certification (eco-labeling) of small-scale fisheries in developing countries

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | This is not yet a project but a component of the project Promotion of Responsible Fisheries. The main objective is to promote the certification of small-scale fisheries in developing countries ... 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 Cotton Made in Africa

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | The proejct seeks to combat poverty by improving business relations with cotton growers, retailers and buyers to produce a high quality raw material with good processing characteristics at competitive prices. ... 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

Promoting sustainable management of permanent forests through certification and long-term market access

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | The objective of the project is to improve the sustainable management of permanent forests at the level of small and medium scaled forest operations through planning and certification activities and ... Read more

Cocoa Sector Program - West Africa Cocoa Farm Finance Program

() | Initiated in 2010, the project aims to improve the lives of millions of cocoa farmers and rural community members in West Africa, particularly in C te d Ivoire, by accelerating ... Read more

Promoting the export of organic products from Africa

Louis Bolk Institute - Agro Eco (Louis Bolk Institute) | The Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa (EPOPA) programme is funded by Sida and implemented by Agro Eco in cooperation with the swedish advisory company Grolink. It aims to ... 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

Pesticides Initiative Programme

PIP-COLEACP (PIP) | The Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) is financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) and implemented by the COLEACP, an inter-professional organisation devoted to the ACP-UE horticultural trade. PIP has two ... Read more

Building a globally competitive cashew industry

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: Create a competitive cashew industry in Tanzania. The project will improve raw nut production and marketing, establish viable, value-adding processors, and ensure an appropriate policy environment. Results: TechnoServe facilitated ... Read more

Building community and household resilience to food insecurity

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: The Multi-Year Activity Program - Title II builds community and household resilience to food insecurity through agricultural assistance and institutional development of local NGOs. Obj. 1. To ... Read more

Creating sustainable rural income and employment through business development

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: Enable poor rural producers in Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya to increase their incomes and assets through enhanced production and marketing of cashew. TechnoServe will build a pro-poor ... Read more

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: The Trade and Investment Program for a Competitive Export Economy projects seeks to develop the supply chain systems needed to strengthen the high-value horticulture crops of pineapple, papaya, mango, ... Read more

Expansion of Southern Highlands Agricultural Marketing and Business Acceleration Project

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: Increase the capacity of KILICAFE, Tanzania's most sucessful farmer-owned coffee enterprise, by expanding the placement of central pulperies, increasing services available to farmers, implementing crop diversification activity, and replicating ... Read more

Improving the productivity of the legumes sector

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: Increase the productivity and sales of 10,000 smallholders and entrepreneurs in the Legumes sector by mobilizing farmers, increasing their access input supplies, improve the supply chain management for ... Read more

Increasing smallholder incomes in horticulture, nuts, feed crops, and animal feeds

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: The EMPRENDA Alliance (TechnoSeve, ACDI/VOCA, & CLUSA, IITA) will increase per capita rural family incomes and promote productive asset accumulation in the Beira and Nacala corridors. To ... Read more

Promotion of enterprise and entrepreneurship programs in Swaziland

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: To support and strengthen entrepreneurs and SMEs, build sustainable local capacity, including financial institutions, to support entrepreneurs and SME. These goals will be met through Business Plan Competitions, leveraging ... Read more

Revitalizing the poultry sector in Mozambique

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: Monetize 11,120 metric tons of USDA donated wheat and use the proceeds from these sales to revitalize the poultry industry in Mozambique through the following activities: • Capacity Building ... Read more

Achieving the 1st and 8th Millennium Development Goals

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | The project activities covered the following three main areas of interventions: Institutional Capacity Building; Enterprises Creation Programme; and Enterprise Upgrading Programme. A series of training programmes, including training of trainers, ... Read more

Agro industry trade capacity building in the EAC

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Assessment of regional and national SPS/TBT challenges affecting key export products including. Establishment of regional coordination mechanisms. Development and regional harmonization of food safety framework. Development and regional harmonization ... Read more

Building local laboratory analysis and repair capacity

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Provide assistance in building up local capacity to properly analyze the existing priority orders in instruments support services, which are necessary for operating quality control and quality assurance. Using this ... Read more

Competitiveness support and harmonization of TBT and SPS provisions

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Strengthening of national standards infrastructures, regional harmonization of standards and technical regulations, establishing of schemes for product certification, traceability, promote standards in public procurement, Quality awards. Strengthening of laboratories for ... Read more

Competitiveness support and harmonization of TBT and SPS provisions in UEMOA

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Strengthening of NORMCERQ, the UEMOA Secretariat for Standardization, Certification and Quality promotion towards full operation, strengthening of the capacity of national standards bodies to sensitize economic operators on the use ... Read more

Development of the cotton sector across Africa

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | UNIDO Cotton Initiative for African Countries. Programme on Development of the cotton, Textile and Garment Value Chains and Networks in Africa: Supporting trade and building productive capacity.Creating 10,000 new jobs ... Read more

Enhancing the capacities of the Mozambican Food Safety and Quality Assurance System for Trade

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | Standards revised and updated so as to meet international requirements and ensure compliance with specific standards. Upgraded testing & metrology laboratories. Improved capabilities of the National Enquiry ... Read more

Establishment of a system for accreditation, standardization, and quality promotion in UEMOA

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) (UNIDO) | A sub-regional structure for the co-ordination of standardization, certification and quality promotion activities has been set up (NORMCERQ). The UEMOA Member States are members of the International Organization for Standardization ... Read more

African smallholder farmers and participation in higher-value supply chains

University of Guelph (University of Guelph ) | In the face of emerging opportunities and challenges imposed by evolving quality, safety and other market and regulatory requirements; many donors, NGOs, government agencies, and private companies have designed and ... Read more

Agricultural markets and agribusiness development

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Development of Agricultural Exports would expand nontraditional agricultural exports (i.e., horticultural products, confectionary nuts, essential oils and spices, and processed foodstuffs) with an emphasis on beneficiaries’ participation. The beneficiaries are ... Read more

Agricultural rehabilitation and sustainable land management

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The project has a subcomponent on Pest Management. Consistent with the Project’s Pest Management Plan, producer organizations would receive training courses in integrated pest management and safe handling of pesticides. ... Read more

Improving food safety standards in Ghana

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Services Sub-sector Investment Project has a component to improve food safety standards in Ghana. The areas that have been earmarked by the authorities are: The maize sector ... Read more

Integrated development program for irrigated agriculture

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The thrid component of this project supports agricultural supply chains. This subcomponent that involves implementing good agricultural practices in rice production and a quality control system of fruit and vegetables ... Read more

Promoting long term investment in livestock in Kenya

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Under Phase II of the Arid Lands Resource Management Project, strategic investments will be undertaken in the establishment of disease-free zones to facilitate export and movement of animals to finishing ... Read more

Promoting marketing infrastructure reform in Zambia to meet standards requirements

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Development and Market Diversification Project marketing infrastructure component is helping Burkina Faso compete effectively on the fresh product export markets that require adapted and efficient logistics and post-harvest ... Read more

Supporting the development of the agricultural sector in Zambia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Development Support Program would provide support to selected Ministry of Agricuture and Cooperatives (MACO) core functions. It would strengthen MACO services related to: data and policy analysis, monitoring ... Read more

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AISD

Defining market opportunities for Namibian fisheries products

Developing best aquaculture practices in Zambia

Chemonics International

Accelerating the growth of agricultural sectors

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

Expanding agricultural economic opportunities through increased productivity and better marketing

Expanding economic opportunities in the Nigerian agricultural sector

Supporting agricultural trade in East and Southern Africa

Using livelihood modules to promote food security

FINTRAC

Expanding Ethiopian agribusiness and trade

Increasing smallholder sales and income through high-value horticulture products

GIZ

Certification (eco-labeling) of small-scale fisheries in developing countries

Development of good risk based agricultural social practices

Promoting Cotton Made in Africa

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

Promoting sustainable management of permanent forests through certification and long-term market access

IFC

Cocoa Sector Program - West Africa Cocoa Farm Finance Program

Louis Bolk Institute

Promoting the export of organic products from Africa

MSU CS3

Partnerships for food industry development | Fruits and Vegetables.

PIP

Pesticides Initiative Programme

TechnoServe

Building a globally competitive cashew industry

Building community and household resilience to food insecurity

Creating sustainable rural income and employment through business development

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

Expansion of Southern Highlands Agricultural Marketing and Business Acceleration Project

Improving the productivity of the legumes sector

Increasing smallholder incomes in horticulture, nuts, feed crops, and animal feeds

Promotion of enterprise and entrepreneurship programs in Swaziland

Revitalizing the poultry sector in Mozambique

UNIDO

Achieving the 1st and 8th Millennium Development Goals

Agro industry trade capacity building in the EAC

Building local laboratory analysis and repair capacity

Competitiveness support and harmonization of TBT and SPS provisions

Competitiveness support and harmonization of TBT and SPS provisions in UEMOA

Development of the cotton sector across Africa

Enhancing the capacities of the Mozambican Food Safety and Quality Assurance System for Trade

Establishment of a system for accreditation, standardization, and quality promotion in UEMOA

University of Guelph

African smallholder farmers and participation in higher-value supply chains

World Bank Group

Agricultural markets and agribusiness development

Agricultural rehabilitation and sustainable land management

Improving food safety standards in Ghana

Integrated development program for irrigated agriculture

Promoting long term investment in livestock in Kenya

Promoting marketing infrastructure reform in Zambia to meet standards requirements

Supporting the development of the agricultural sector in Zambia

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