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Uganda, Ethiopia and Laos through the EU-BMZ co-financed project “Responsible Governance of Investment in Land (RGIL)”

The livelihood of a large part of the world's population directly depends on access to land and its secure long-term use. According to estimates by the UN-World Food Programme, the members of small farming families make up half of the 795 million people suffering hunger in 2015. Many landowners and land users have only informal or traditional tenure rights, which are often not sufficiently recognised.

‘Scaling digital agriculture innovations through start-ups’ (SAIS)

Digital technologies are increasingly seen as important drivers of the modernisation of the agriculture and food sector in Africa. They come from a growing local start-up and founder scene and often address known issues of the sector (e.g. availability of consulting services, market access for smallholders, improvement of cultivation and harvesting methods, etc.).

Nigeria_“Strengthening capacities to resolve conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria’s Middle Belt” (COREFHE)

Ongoing conflicts between farmers and cattle herders in Central Nigeria have left several people killed and displaced over the past twenty years. The states of Nigeria’s Middle Belt - Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, Taraba and the southern part of Adamawa - are particularly affected. Displacement and a general sense of insecurity impact on agriculture and livestock farming. Agricultural value chains are disrupted, and the rural population’s self-sufficiency capacities are diminished.

In line with tasks, responsibilities and milestones listed under Chapter 2, the expert will

Algérie Amélioration des filières agricoles « dattes », « piment » et « pomme de terre » dans les provinces de Biskra et El Oued

L'objectif du projet, selon une démarche de concertation avec les acteurs/actrices locaux et avec les partenaires stratégiques du programme, de mener des analyses, des cartographies, de développer des plans d’action filières pour le développement durable des filières cibles dattes, piment et pommes de terre, de former des conseillers nationaux en « développement des filières agricoles » et d’appuyer l’implémentation des mesures prioritaires découlant des plans d’acti

Ethiopia_Development of a Traceability System for Agricultural Commodities

The GIZ Program Strengthening Drought Resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lowlands of Ethiopia (SDR-ASAL) supports the Ethiopian Government with the implementation of the Country Programming Paper (CPP), which is based on the regional strategy of the IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience Sustainability Initiative (IDDRSI). Amongst other objectives, the SDR Program aims at building capacities amongst Government institutions and partners in the field of planning and natural resource management and utilization.

Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Tanzania_Seed Sector Support for Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI)

CARI is implemented in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Tanzania with the aim of reaching 100,000 African male and female rice producers as well as rice processors, including artisanal rice millers and parboiling women groups. Secondary beneficiaries are rural service providers, e.g. agro-dealers, suppliers and operators of agricultural machinery and rice
millers improving their sourcing capacity of quality supply. CARI phase II is implemented over three years (07/2018 - 06/2021).

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