The Zimbabwe Agricultural Competitiveness Project, which ran from October 2010 – February 2015, set out to increase the competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s agricultural private sector. The project was funded by USAID-Zimbabwe to support and strengthen agribusiness associations within Zimbabwe and assist them to develop their analytical and advocacy capacity, with the ultimate goal of improving the agribusiness […]
The implementation of activities is gathering momentum for the DFID-funded Business Innovation Facility (BIF2). This project follows-on from the first Business Innovation Facility (BIF1) which ran from 2010 – 2013 and provided practical, hands-on advice and technical expertise to support companies to develop or scale up inclusive business models, with Imani Development serving as country manager […]
The Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund (MICF) is currently in its implementation phase. This competitive facility, through which businesses within Malawi’s agricultural and manufacturing sectors can obtain funding, is jointly managed by Imani Development and Nathan Associates London with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department for International Development (DFID).
The MICF fund managers have […]
In many developing countries, regional integration is increasingly being acknowledged as a strategy for addressing development issues. Motives for regional integration include economic, social and political interests. In Africa, regional integration is especially viewed as a response to the difficulties faced by a continent with many small national markets and many landlocked countries. As a […]
