Leveraging opportunities to accelerate Agri-tech in COVID-19 times by Caroline Kensett
Traditional aid and sustainable development World Humanitarian day is held annually on the 19th August to pay tribute to humanitarian workers across the globe and to increase public understanding of…
Latest News: Approval and Adoption of the SADC Vision 2050, RISDP 2020-2030, and Mechanism
Imani Development is proud and grateful to note the official communique from the recent 40th SADC Summit. The Heads of SADC States approved and adopted Vision 2050, which articulates the…
COVID-19: How is the air cargo industry reacting and responding ? by Jarrod Patrick
Impact The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the air freight industry very hard. Since the outbreak of the virus, recent figures have shown that the overall global air cargo capacity has…
COVID-19’s impact on the SA Wine Industry and Potential Response and Recovery Interventions by Chad Capon
Impact The South African wine industry has been severely weakened with the onset of COVID-19. The R49 billion-a-year industry has been affected in numerous ways, from export restrictions, to the…
Unlocking MSME growth in Sub-Saharan Africa by Katlego Nkgudi
Private sector development – micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) – as envisaged by SDG 8, typically follows a state-led approach, where national agencies conduct a variety of activities in…
Supporting South Sudan to cope with the trade impact of COVID-19 by Charles Data Alemi
Like every other country, the spread of COVID-19 is proving to be a double tragedy with effects on both health and economic well being. Despite taking a while to confirm…
Latest News: STATEMENT ON COVID-19
During these challenging and unprecedented times, we all find ourselves in uncharted territory. Here at Imani Development, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the tremendous difficulties being experienced…
The potential impact of COVID-19 on African trade by Andrew Parker, Nick Charalambides and Jay Grunder
There will be a number of changes to African trade due to COVID-19, but it is acknowledged that at this stage there is a very high degree of uncertainty around…
Identifying additionality in an established market system: A market system review of the Avocado & Mango sector in Kenya by Martin Eichhorn
INTRODUCTION The AgriFI Kenya Challenge Fund Initiative aims to support productive and market-integrated smallholder agriculture in Kenya, improving the capacity of farmers to practice environmentally sustainable agricultural businesses in inclusive…
Latest News: Richard Hess retires as Group Chairman of Imani Development International
Today we would like to take this opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge Richard Hess as he retires from his position as Group Chairman of Imani Development International. Richard Hess started…
Key outcomes from COMESA policy dialogue on STR implementation by Charles Data Alemi
COMESA recently held a technical policy dialogue in Nairobi Kenya on implementation of the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR) from the 8th to the 9th of October. Organized by COMESA…
The poverty, growth and inequality triangle by Sean Schwager
Poverty, Growth and Inequality Poverty reduction is a social imperative that society largely agrees on. From this agreement emerges two starkly divergent schools of thought which dominate news headlines and public discourse….