Through a delegated co-operation mechanism, the German co-operation is currently implementing, via its executing agency GIZ, the programme "Support to the national programme for sustainable smallholder irrigation agriculture" (PASSIP). In this context, the consortium AFC-ECO is responsible for carrying out several studies on various subjects, namely:
This contract aims at strengthening farmer-based organizations (FBO) as part of the GIZ PAD II programme. In Tunisia, two types of FBO can be distinguished: a) the Mutual Agricultural Service Companies (Sociétés Mutuelles de Services Agricoles, SMSA) and b) the Agricultural Development Groups (Groupements de Développement Agricole, GDA).
The aim of the contract is the preparation of a manual (“guide”) to provide information and services for entrepreneurs in the agricultural and agri-food sector (“agripreneurs”) in Tunisia. This guide will support the development of agricultural entrepreneurship capacities, startups and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the agriculture and agri-food sector, also integrating information and communication technologies (ICT).
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The objective of the intervention is to define, implement, and render operational a financing arrangement (for example, a fiduciary fund) in the region of Kayes or Koulikoro in order to respond to the investment needs within the sector of Drinking Water Supplies and Sanitation Structures (Approvisionnement en Eau Potable et Assainissement (AEPA)) in rural environments.
The objective of the project is to enhance the identification and implementation of innovations along the maize, rice, potato and cassava value chains in seven federal states of Nigeria.
The methodological approach follows the principles of all 14 country packages for Green Innovation Centres and is in line with the following fields of action:
Support to agrarian based local economic development
The projects aims at enhancing agrarian based local economic development in Northern Uganda. The intervention is planned for 11 months, from the 09.2018 until the 07.2019. In this context, we are looking for one international and two Ugandan experts who would each work for 11 months on the project. Duty station for all of them would be the city of Gulu.
Support to agrarian based local economic development
The projects aims at enhancing agrarian based local economic development in Northern Uganda. The intervention is planned for 11 months, from the 09.2018 until the 07.2019. In this context, we are looking for one international and two Ugandan experts who would each work for 11 months on the project. Duty station for all of them would be the city of Gulu.
Nigerias relativ hohes Wirtschaftswachstum von durchschnittlich 5,2 % pro Jahr im Zeitraum 2010-2015 hat kaum zur Schaffung neuer Beschäftigung beigetragen. Knapp 44% der Menschen im erwerbsfähigen Alter sind entweder arbeitslos, unterbeschäftigt oder haben sich aufgrund mangelnder Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten vom Arbeitsmarkt zurückgezogen. Die Zahl der neu geschaffenen Arbeitsplätze bleibt hinter den jährlich neu auf den Arbeitsmarkt drängenden Arbeitssuchenden zurück.
Malawi’s economy is characterised by a high dependence on agriculture, with little value being added in the country. The vast majority of rural workers are engaged in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) or operate as smallholders. They are usually dependent on middlemen, have limited access to the market and often lack adequate market information. Consequently, for the most part, they have just a few options for reaching new and higher-end markets and for increasing their income by expanding business activities and by processing products.
The programme’s target groups are population groups in rural Africa affected by poverty and hunger. They include Africans already working in the agricultural sector and in particular young people from rural areas who could be employed in the sector. Of the approximately 1.3 billion absolute poor worldwide, about 388 million live in Africa. Within the target groups, African smallholders, most of who live in poverty, are a priority. They also tend to be more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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