Projects and references

The Climate Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project (CFAVC) aims to create an enabling environment that reduces the incidence of poverty, malnutrition and food insecurity among the rural poor. The Project Implementation Consultant (PIC) is providing management and technical assistance in the implementation of the project, strengthening the technical and management capacities of the participating government agencies and project stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with the financing agreement and government policies.

Evaluation of the intermediate results of the Afikepo programme (€74.55 m), which seeks to enhance nutrition security by 1) increasing and diversifying dietary intake of safe and nutritious foods, and 2) increasing the use of enhanced nutrition knowledge and awareness and hygiene practices, and of the Kulima programme (€111 m), which seeks “Sustainable agricultural growth promoted” through 1) increased agricultural productivity and diversified production, 2) the development or establishment of agricultural value chains and employment opportunities, and 3) strengthened agriculture sector governance.

The Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) programme 2015 aims to improve nutrition and to promote a sustainable food security system resilient to increasing climate change-related challenges in Bangladesh.
The programme was made up of 3 components and 6 projects:
- Component 1 (EUR 8 M): Meeting the undernutrition challenge (MUCH), 01/2017-12/2020;
- Component 2 (EUR 35 M): Ending the cycle of undernutrition in Bangladesh (SUCHANA), 01/2017-12/2022;
- Component 3 (EUR 35 M): Leadership to ensure adequate nutrition (LEAN), Sustained opportunities for nutrition governance (SONGO), Joint action for nutrition outcome (JANO), and Bangladesh initiative to enhance nutrition security and governance (BlenGS), 09/2018-08/2023.

The overall objective of the PISA Programme (Small-Scale Irrigation and Food Security) is to help promote productive agriculture and food security in Niger, and specifically: i) increase agricultural production, ii) improve the revenues of small-scale farmers, and iii) facilitate market access for agricultural products. PISA is taking place in three regions (Tillaberi, Agadez and Tahoua) VIA A Project Management Unit (PMU) for the implementation of its components.

Within the Rural Roads Improvement Project II, SOFRECO designs and implements a Climate change adaptation framework on 5 Mekong islands. It deals with: i) multi-sectoral diversification of the economy (incl. tourism, renewable energy, agriculture, SMEs); ii) securing mobility to the mainland for trade, education and health care, and iii) strengthening the planning capacity of the MRD and provincial organisations.

The services involve assistance to Water Users' Associations (WUA) and the development of agricultural areas under the PRIASO project (South-West Region Agricultural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project). Four sites are concerned, the region's main areas of irrigated agriculture. PRIASO aims for the development (rehabilitation or construction) of main channels, dikes, pathways, boreholes, storage warehouses and rural markets. Under the 'capacity building and agricultural development component', this assistance will ensure i) support for irrigation management, ii) support for awareness-raising and the oversight of WUAs, iii) their restructuring by building the social and organisational capacity of the associations and their federation, iv) the technical capacity building of the actors developing these areas, and v) the development and implementation of a project communication and visibility plan.

Technical assistance to the Monitoring and Coordination Unit of phase 1 of the Support Programme for Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities (PARCB 1, EUR 19 million), that aims for the restoration of social services and social cohesion, as well as support for the economic resilience of the populations affected by crises and conflicts.
The support is provided for the award of 39 contracts, from the preparation of the documents (ToR, tender documents, etc.) through to the supervision of implementation.

The Smallholder Commercial Agriculture Project (PAPAC, 2015-2020, EUR 2.8 million) aims for the development of smallholder plantations, with the objective of enabling 3500 households to have a viable, professional farm in the organic and/or fair trade cocoa, coffee and pepper value chains.
The technical assistance provides general support to the Project Management Unit to carry out the PAPAC, and specific support to four cooperatives on their road to autonomy.