Projects and references

Analysis of relationships between the company and its raw material suppliers in terms of equity and safeguarding resources.
As-is analysis of the value chain and of its competitive environment.
Analysis of possible developments in these relationships depending on changes in the economic and political context.
Validation of the estimated costs and yields of the business plan and of a village development project.   

The purpose of this project was to strengthen the capacity of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO) to manage the Nile perch fishery on Lake Victoria in a sustainable and equitable manner by:
- Reviewing the Nile Perch Fishery Management Plan (NPFMP) 2009-2014 for Lake Victoria, and updating it in light of activities conducted and recent survey results;
- Validating the revised NPFMP through a Regional Stakeholders’ Validation Workshop (RSVW).

The SNI is a national investment financing tool which must adapt to the current context in order to contribute to Cameroon’s growth objectives and enable the country’s ‘second industrialisation’ as set out in the Strategic Growth and Employment Paper.
The restructuring process will involve a detailed as-is analysis of SNI’s situation and of its institutional, political, economic and financial environment. An overall diagnosis (SWOT analysis) will lead to the formulation of concrete and detailed strategies and proposals for reorganisation in statutory, organisational, legal and financial terms. An action plan for their implementation will also be proposed.

Technical assistance to support and strengthen artisanal fishermen groups in the province of Zambezia.
Promotion of saving-and-loan groups and community-based, small-scale fishers' organisations in growth poles in the province of Zambezia: Pebane, Nicoaldala, Namacura, Quelimane and Chinde.
The initial objective is to support 325 fishers’ communities, representing more than 6500 members and 32500 indirect beneficiaries in the 5 above-mentioned districts.

The Support and Study Office for ESLSE with Ethiopia's Ministry of Transport, asked SOFRECO to carry out the asset valuation, business valuation and due diligence of the state-owned “Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise” (ESLSE). This assignment was part of the Ethiopian government's strategy to open some sectors of activity up to foreign investment.
All the merchant vessels of ESLSE fleet (comprising 9 multi-purpose and 2 tank vessels) were inspected for valuation. Asset valuation was also performed for the rolling stock (including 440 trucks), the lifting and handling equipment, the Addis Ababa offices, the dry ports buildings and warehouses and for the ESLSE buildings in Djibouti.

Technical assistance to MADRP and the institutions under its authority, and training services to administration officials and fishery and aquaculture professionals to develop a Food Safety Control System (FSCS) for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (FAP)
- Harmonisation of the regulatory framework for food hygiene and quality with European legislation (Codex alimentarius for FAP)
- Support for the development of control and oversight plans for FAP environments
- Support for the organisation of the inspection and control system and capacity building of administration staff
- Capacity building of the control and analysis laboratories in charge of the control of aquatic environments and the health and hygiene quality of fishery products
- Capacity building of the private sector and of professional organisations to improve the use of good control and hygiene practices at each link of the fishery/aquaculture value chain.

Study for the design of a waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) management system in Mauritius to assist the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Mauritius to set up an operational system in the short-term.
A strategic analysis was carried out to determine the optimal management model, which then led to a detailed feasibility study of the proposed system at technical, organisational, institutional and financial levels.
The extension of the study involved technical assistance to MCCI for the improvement of the legal system, the management contract for the operation of the system, and the establishment of a financial contribution for importers of equipment to finance the system through application of the extended producers’ responsibility principle.

In the framework of the regional fisheries project for West Africa financed by the World Bank at the request of the State Secretariat for Fisheries and Maritime Economy (SEPEM), development of a bio-economic analysis model for coastal fisheries, and capacity building of the institutional actors involved in the monitoring, control, surveillance and management of fisheries on subjects related to: fisheries management, data collection, statistical analysis, stock assessment, and biological and bio-economic modelling. Performance of simulations of the impact of various management measures on fish stocks.

The purpose of this project is to improve the quality of cotton and its marketing with, on the one hand, a standardised method for analysing the cotton produced, and on the other hand, strengthening of the actors’ capacities in terms of sales techniques (use of the new standard, creation of a business network, on-lining of information, training on client relations, organisation of promotion events).