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Promoting the export of organic products from Africa

Agro Eco (Agro Eco) | 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

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

Achieving market access goals set during the World Summit on Sustainable Development

European Union (EU) (EU ) | WSSD Market Access: the programme has several sub-activities in different countries and covers different sectors, like fish, shrimps, palm-oil, flowers and fruit/vegetables. Read more

Capacity building to ACP fresh fruit and vegetables exporters to comply with SPS regulations

European Union (EU) (EU ) | The PIP program will improve the capacity of ACP fresh fruit and vegetables exporters to comply with SPS regulations. The programme comprises four major components:1.- REGULATION Support ACP countries in ... Read more

Developing SPS systems in Ghana

European Union (EU) (EU ) | General support for development of SPS Read more

Developing standards and SPS capacity in COMESA member states

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Through the Regional Integration Support Programme this project seeks to develop the capacity COMESA member states in regional integration, trade policy and trade-related areas to take advantage of the benefits ... Read more

Enabling African countries to participate in International Standard Setting Organizations

European Union (EU) (EU ) | The participation of African nations in SPS International Standard Setting Organisations. Areas of development/economic cooperation include inter alia, assistance to African countries to prepare or build up a scientifically based ... Read more

Enhancement of the Ugandan agricultural and livestock sectors

European Union (EU) (EU ) | A multicomponent project supporting seed testing and certification, agricultural research reform and capacity, livestoack research systems, dairy value chains, and overall agricultural policy and planning capacity development. Read more

Establishing a regional system for normalization, accreditation, and quality improvement throughout ECOWAS

European Union (EU) (EU ) | A component of the Regional Integration Support Programme that seeks to enhance competitiveness of the productive sectors in order to take advantage of the larger regional and world market. Among ... Read more

Establishing regional certification capacity for GlobalGAP and organic standards

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Support to regional certification body (Accreditation to organic and GlobalGAP scope); Group certification toGlobalGAP, in collaboration with DFID Read more

Improving product standards in Benin

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Support for products and processes standards, information control and certification of agricultural products Read more

Mainstreaming standards throughout the Ghanaian food chain

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Implementation of standards in the food chain; Introduction of certification systems for primary production; Support to the Ghanaian SPS Enquiry Point Read more

Strengthening Kenya’s trade negotiation capacity

European Union (EU) (EU ) | The project purpose is stipulated as strengthening of Kenya’s trade negotiating machinery, in particular KEPLOTRADE and its technical support team through capacity building and institutional support. Read more

Strengthening SPS systems throughout ACP countries

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Strengthening SPS systems in ACP countires regarding the food and feed regulation Read more

Strengthening the sanitary conditions of fishery products

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Assist African, Caribbean and Pacific Region countries overcome their difficulties to comply with European sanitary regulations in the fishery sector. Activities include diagnostic studies, institutional support to ACP governments and ... Read more

Supporting ACP countries to develop and negotiate trade agreements

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Improve the capacity of ACP countries and regional organisations to design and implement their own trade strategies and effectively participate in international trade negotiations. Overall amount € 50 million. This ... Read more

Supporting GlobalGAP for smallholders

European Union (EU) (EU ) | Supporting GlobalGAP for smallholders Read more

Assisting the control of mycotoxins in South Africa

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | FAO/AGNS commenced work on an FAO TCP project in early 2006 to assist in the control of mycotoxins in South Africa. The objective of the project is to carry out ... Read more

Harmonization of food safety and security protocols within the Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | A Special Regional Program for Food Security covering the UEMOA countries, was initiated in December of 2001. The project was implemented by several divisions within FAO. The objectives ... Read more

Improvement of coffee quality through the prevention of mould formation

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | In May 2006 FAO completed implementation of a global project to address the problem of mycotoxin contamination of coffee and protect the health of coffee consumers. Initiated in 2000, ... Read more

Improving the quality and quantity of gums and resins in Africa

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | In early 2004, FAO launched a project to improve the quality and quantity of gums and resins in Africa (used in making Gum Arabic, a natural multi-functional food additive) to ... Read more

Increasing incomes and food security of small farmers in West and Central Africa through exports of organic and fair trade tropical products

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | The project provides technical assistance to producers and exporters to obtain certification and to export organic and/or fairtrade labelled products. Activities are tailored to the specific needs of each supply ... Read more

Strengthening the national food safety system in Botswana

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | At the request of the National Food Research Institute of Botswana a project proposal was prepared for FAO assistance in strengthening its national food safety system in Botsuwana.This project was ... Read more

Supporting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to enhance livelihoods of farmers in cotton growing areas of West Africa

Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) (FAO) | Activites include 1) multistakeholder definition of GAP for dominant cotton-cereal-livestock systems, to improve market access and sustainability taking into account food safety and quality, sustainable natural ressources management 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 Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (GTZ) | 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 Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (GTZ) | 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 Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (GTZ) | 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 Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (GTZ) | 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 Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (GTZ) | 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

ISO/ARSO Regional Awareness-raising seminar on ISO 22000 - Food safety management systems | Cairo, Egypt.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (ISO) | The purpose of this seminar was to support the dissemination process of the standard ISO 22000: 2005. The seminar helped organizations operating in the food chain in African countries to ... Read more

ISO/SADCSTAN Regional awareness-raising seminar on ISO 22000 - Food safety management systems | Windhoek, Namibia.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (ISO) | The purpose of this seminar was to support the dissemination process of the standard ISO 22000: 2005. The seminar helped organizations operating in the food chain in countries to understand ... Read more

ISO/UEMOA Regional Awareness-raising seminar on ISO 22000 - Food safety management systems | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (ISO) | The purpose of this seminar was to support the dissemination process of the standard ISO 22000: 2005. The seminar helped organizations operating in the food chain in West African countries ... Read more

ISO/UNIDO East Africa Community Awareness-raising and Training of Trainers seminars on ISO 22000 - Food safety management systems | Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (ISO) | The purpose of this seminar was to support the dissemination process of the standard ISO 22000: 2005. The seminar helped organizations operating in the food chain in the 3 countries ... Read more

Partnerships for food industry development | Fruits and Vegetables.

Michigan State University Institute for Food and Agricultural Standards (IFAS) (MSU IFAS) | 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

Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) (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