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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

Improving agricultural production across Morocco

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Morocco’s economy depends on agriculture, but the sector needs to perform at a higher level to seize the opportunities offered by the U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement. Chemonics helps Moroccan farmers ... 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

Bringing together certification and corporate social responsibility initiatives

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The Stepping Stones project brings together different certification and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, to explore how they fit together. The aim of the project is to create a conceptual framework ... Read more

Creating a common framework to assess the impact of standards

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | ISEAL members work in a range of different sectors from forestry to textiles and across a range of different content areas from labour rights to biodiversity protection. ISEAL provides a ... Read more

Identifying good practices in auditor training, capacity building, and certification body and auditor evaluations

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The ability of auditors to make accurate and consistent assessments of compliance with a standard underlies the credibility of a certification system. Social and environmental auditing is particularly complex ... Read more

ISEAL Code of Good Practice for setting social and environmental standards

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards is an international, normative document that is applicable to all social and environmental standards. As of 2006, compliance with ... Read more

ISEAL Common Information Reference Point

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The ISEAL Common Information Reference Point brings together in one place information about all ISEAL member standards. It is aimed primarily at producers, to enable them to find information about ... Read more

The ISEAL Accreditation Program

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | At the heart of ISEAL's accreditation program is the commitment by members to comply with international best practices. ISEAL members that offer accreditation are working toward compliance with ISO / ... Read more

Third party certification in food and agriculture | A study in values and science.

Center for the Study of Standards in Society (CS3) at Michigan State University (MSU CS3) | Third party certification (3PC) plays an increasing role in negotiating issues of risk in society; yet, little is known about the emerging forms, tools, and functions of 3PC in the ... 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

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

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

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

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

Ensuring safe food and SPS conditions

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Component 3 of the Agricultural Acquis Cohesion Project focuses on Ensuring Safe Food and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Conditions. This component would support the development of the Croatia Food Agency and ... 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

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

Modernizing agricultural knowledge and information systems \

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Strengthening the National Policy and Regulatory Framework, including support for the newly decreed Romanian Agency for Food Safety. Under this component, the government of Romania has recently decreed to ... 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

Promoting rural development in Georgia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | A key component of the Georgia Rural Development Project will focus on specific, key legal and institutional reforms that impact directly on the competitiveness of Georgian agriculture and the safety ... Read more

Strengthening institutional capacity and agricultural services in Tunisia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Support Services Project aims to develop and improve the institutional capacity and quality of agricultural services delivered by public and private institutions and producer organizations; Component 1 will ... 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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