In the last 20 years, global demand for shea has increased by 600%, and industry experts forecast a further 50% increase within the next 5 years. To guarantee the sustainability of the shea industry in terms of meeting demand trends, stakeholders are increasingly…
The Agri-Tech Project worked to bolster smallholder farmers in Kenya facing challenges from unpredictable weather and inadequate financing for sustainable agricultural commercialisation. The commercial partner developed digital platform solutions that could offer affordable digital climate-smart agro-extension advisory services (BioClimatica) to…
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has entered into a five-year agreement with Nordic Consulting Group (NCG) to boost its capacity to manage and support the DMDP programme and the partnerships. NCG will handle the day to day management of…
The challenges related to plastic waste are expected to grow exponentially as population increases, exacerbating environmental pollution and climate change. The Waste-to-Value project contributes to abatement of this challenge whilst improving livelihoods for men, women and youth in Kenya`s…
MORE-HONEY promoted the development of an equitable honey value chain in Northern Uganda (Karamoja and Acholi Region) one of the poorest regions of Uganda. The project contributed to the achievement of SDG 8 by increasing incomes for 2,000 smallholder farmers…
The Sustainable Integration of Philippine Smallholder Farmers into the Global Cocoa Value Chain is a 5-year project that aims to create sustainable income opportunities for smallholder farmers in Davao City, Davao del Sur, North Cotabato, Sarangani Province, and Palawan. The…
Kafa Biosphere Reserve in Ethiopia, the origin of Arabica coffee, is increasingly challenged by the lack of sustainable employment, income and innovation for green development and adaption to the impacts of climate change. Therefore, the consortium, consisting of four commercial…
“Promoting Inclusive Economic Growth through the Valorization of Coconut Husks” is a project that aims at creating sustainable jobs and raising incomes of 3000 farmers and farmworkers living in poverty, 1,156 women and 300 young people in Mindanao, the Philippines….
The ACTIOM project in Myanmar (2019-2023) contributed to the achievement of SDG 8 by establishing a clear pathway for smallholder farmers to benefit from selling their mung beans to be processed into sprouts in the Netherlands. The project focused on…
Tanzania is among the top producers of maize in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, about 15% to 40% is lost at all stages from harvest to market. The challenge which the project sought to address was that most farmers rely on traditional…
