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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

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

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

Accelerating sustainable and equitable rural economic growth

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Jamaica Rural Enterprise Agriculture and Community Tourism (REACT) is a four-year project designed to accelerate sustainable and equitable rural economic growth, i.e., stimulating economic opportunity in rural areas that ... Read more

Creating environmentally sustainable high-value agricultural production systems

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Honduras Farmer Training and Development Activity Project (FTDA) is a program of the Millennium Challenge Account of Honduras (MCA-Honduras),funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States, ... 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 rural incomes in El Salvador

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | El Salvador Agricultural Diversification Program's mission is to increase rural incomes by improving productivity and sales for our clients in a way that is sustainable; expand local sales and export ... 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

Leveraging the horticulture sector in Honduras to increase incomes and employment

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Rural Economic Diversification Program (USAID-RED) is a 36 month initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with a primary goal of increasing incomes and employment opportunities ... 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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Improved horticultural export marketing

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The development objective of the Horticultural Exports Promotion and Technology Transfer project is to improve horticultural export marketing. Component C will provide support to the Ministry of Agr to improve ... 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 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

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