- Ethiopia exported its first consignment of honey to the European Union (EU) in 2008 after a three year period of preparations towards attaining Third Country Listing status. This was the result of a deliberate set of interventions to..
– The Nununa Federation brings together 4,000 women shea producers in Burkina Faso. Shea is traditionally collected and processed by women. In 2009, the Federation changed its business model completely with the support of SNV to..
- SABMiller case. This project aims to empower farmers associations and the commercialize cassava production. As a result, strong farmer groups are expected to advise members and the community on improved varieties, agricultural..
– IFAD case. Uganda is a very poor country with a low per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a predominantly rural population, and high dependence on development assistance. Its landlocked position enhances its vulnerability to..
- IFAD case. The project’s objective is to increase rural poor people’s food security and incomes by improving the structure and performance of the marketing system. It was initiated in October 2002, with the aim of improving and..
– IFAD case. The project is considered one of the better integrated developmental poverty reduction oriented projects in the land reclamation sector in the Arab Republic of Egypt, due to the multiplicity of its objectives. It..
- IFAD case. Tanzania has the climate and altitude to produce specialty Arabica coffee that attracts premium world market prices. Furthermore, almost all of the coffee produced by the country is grown by smallholder farmers, each owning..
– IFAD case. The agricultural sector, which contributed towards 20% of GDP in the ‘70s, has fallen to 5.7% in 2007. In the last three years, the agricultural sector has witnessed an annual 1.5% increase, well below the annual..
– IFAD case. This case is about cocoa in São Tome and Principe. São Tome and Principe was once one of the largest producers of cocoa in the world. Production and export levels declined dramatically in the 1920s. In 1975 the..
- SNV case. This case study shows how SNV in partnership with Samburu Integrated Development Programme (SIDEP), Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC) and Samburu County Council (SCC) explored the potential of interior (primary)..
– Seba Foods Malawi Ltd. and Export Trading (U) Limited from Uganda jointly took the initiative for the establishment of a soybean processing plant at Tororo in Eastern Uganda. Both companies are part of the Export Trading Group (ETG) which is active in..
– ESCO put forward a good field organisation and extension reaching 1,791 certified organic farmers by March 2005.The project provided direct benefits to the farmers; access to extension support as regarding improving farming practices for better yields..
- Premier Cashew Industries Ltd., based in Dar Es Salaam, approached EPOPA with the interest to explore the opportunity in exports of organic cashew. The project was identified by AE Consultant Michiel Schoenmakers in 2001. He identified Premier Cashew..
– The outreach of the cotton sub-sector in West Africa is huge: in countries like Benin, Burkina and Mali it has encompassed over 750,000 households. In the past 20 years, as a result of cotton sub-sector reforms, multi-tier cotton farmers’..
- Ethiopia exported its first consignment of honey to the European Union (EU) in 2008 after a three year period of preparations towards attaining Third Country Listing status. This was the result of a deliberate set of interventions to help increase..
– The Nununa Federation brings together 4,000 women shea producers in Burkina Faso. Shea is traditionally collected and processed by women. In 2009, the Federation changed its business model completely with the support of SNV to become, today, a..
- SABMiller case. This project aims to empower farmers associations and the commercialize cassava production. As a result, strong farmer groups are expected to advise members and the community on improved varieties, agricultural practices, to provide..
– IFAD case. Uganda is a very poor country with a low per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a predominantly rural population, and high dependence on development assistance. Its landlocked position enhances its vulnerability to events in..
- IFAD case. The project’s objective is to increase rural poor people’s food security and incomes by improving the structure and performance of the marketing system. It was initiated in October 2002, with the aim of improving and diversifying..
– IFAD case. The project is considered one of the better integrated developmental poverty reduction oriented projects in the land reclamation sector in the Arab Republic of Egypt, due to the multiplicity of its objectives. It seeks to enhance the..