Bolstering climate smart agriculture through biofertilizer development and marketing: Real IPM by Ellie Rakoff
Three years into the AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund, a series of case studies have been commissioned to extend key lessons and recommendations from review and analysis of AgriFI grantees. They…
Latest News: AfCFTA Secretariat and UNDP release second volume of the AfCFTA Futures Report
Imani Development is proud to announce the official launch of the 2021 AfCFTA Futures Report titled: “Which Value Chains for a Made in Africa Revolution?”. The launch was hosted by AfCFTA…
Improving last mile service delivery in Kenya’s ASALs: Paves Vetagro by Jonathan Thorneycroft
The AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund is a € 18,000,000 initiative by the European Union to support productive and market-integrated smallholder agriculture through the provision of financial support to agri-enterprises. The…
Integrating 1,000+ fish farmers into the aquaculture value chain: Lake View Fisheries by Jonathan Thorneycroft
AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund is a European Union funded initiative which aims to support market integrated smallholder agriculture in Kenya. Launched in 2018, the agribusiness support programme aims to improve…
Latest News: In memory of Reginald Selelo
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Reginald Selelo – the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre’s Chief Operations Officer. Imani had the opportunity of working…
Latest News: Imani to implement EU-funded technical assistance facility in Eastern and Southern Africa
Imani Development is pleased to announce the awarding of a new project and start-up of the EU Africa RISE (Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) programme. Imani Development is part…
COVID-19 and Global Food Systems: Where to next? by Dr Isla Farley
Background Global food systems are complex and have become increasingly so over recent decades. Continued population growth, higher consumption levels, inequality, ever increasing demand for processed food and the challenges…
The Chikolongo Livelihoods Project – Successes, Impact and Challenges by Jonathan Thorneycroft
Introduction The origins of the Chikolongo project are in a response from IFAW to address human-wildlife conflict (HWC) with the community outside Liwonde National Park (Malawi). Through a process of…
Facilitating the free movement of people in Africa by Jay Grunder
Introduction The movement of people across national borders is a vital component of any region’s economy. Whether for cross border trade, seasonal work, to establish a business, or any other…
Understanding the AfCFTA: observations and opportunities by Chad Capon
Introduction I recently completed a four day short course with TRALAC on reading International Trade Agreements, with a specific focus on the AfCFTA. In my role at Imani Development, I…
Challenge funds as a form of impact investing by Andy Simpson
Here’s my latest brain dump, borne from some significant personal and organisational experience in Challenge Funds – some of it will have wider application than just challenge funds. So, what…
Latest News: Eswatini Trade Information Portal (ETIP) to go live in September
Despite the challenges of getting back to business-as-usual as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the establishment of Eswatini’s first-ever trade information portal is progressing as planned and scheduled to…