Review of Existing Schemes to Facilitate the Cross-Border Movement of Traders in the COMESA Region ( Sept 2019 – May 2021)
Despite growing evidence of the migration–trade nexus in the last few decades, policy makers and governments have put much more emphasis on reducing barriers to trade without proportionally lowering those…
Policy Paper for the Establishment of a Viable SME Business Ecosystem in Africa (Dec 2022 – Sept 2023)
As part of efforts to inspire economic growth and transformation on the continent, the African Union (AU) developed an SME Strategy for Africa in line with its “Africa we Want’’…
Scaling up Profitable Aquaculture in Mozambique (March 2023 – June 2023)
The MOZ 2462 (18/0023) Scaling Up Profitable Aquaculture in Mozambique project aimed to address food insecurity in Mozambique through sustainable aquaculture. Implemented by Papa Pesca, this initiative focused on establishing…
Women’s Empowerment in Beyond Production Impact Assessment
The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program is a five-year activity to enhance women’s empowerment and gender equality in agriculture systems. One of AWE’s key learning topics is…
Capacity Development for Senior Public Officials on Origin Cumulation under the EU-SADC EPA (October 2023 – January 2024)
Imani Development was commissioned to provide capacity development for senior public officials on origin cumulation under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement’s rules of origin protocol. This assignment entailed developing and…
Measuring the Impact of NTBs in the EAC, Development of a Training Programme, Integrated Reporting System, and NTB Toolkit and Factbook (December 2020 -November 2022)
The East African Community established institutional mechanisms for reporting NTBs as well as providing technical support and facilitating Bilateral, National and Regional meetings to resolve NTBs. With these interventions, some…
IWEE Challenge Fund – Strengthening Regional Economic Integration in the SADC Region (July – November 2023)
In 2022, The SADC Secretariat announced the official launch of a challenge fund established to empower and build the capacity of women entrepreneurs to actively participate in SADC’s industrialization Agenda….
Restore Africa – Socio Economic Baseline Study (August 2022 – September 2023)
Restoring Landscapes and Livelihoods in Malawi forms part of the Restore Africa program designed and implemented in collaboration with Global Evergreening Alliance with investment from Climate Asset Management across six…
FinMark Trust Consumer Survey (April 2023 – July 2023)
Over the past decade, Malawi’s financial landscape has evolved rapidly alongside the increasingly widespread recognition of financial inclusion as a key driver of development and more broadly as a generator…
Ireland Kenyan Agri-Food Strategy (IKAFS) (2023)
Ireland’s development interventions in Kenya aim to support the country’s efforts to transform the agriculture sector through inclusive food systems development. The interventions are guided by Ireland’s international development policies…
Sustainable Tilapia Producers’ value chain organisation in Madagascar (2021-2023)
The aquaculture sector in Madagascar is still in its infancy and integration of small scale producers into sustainable aquaculture value chains is still lacking. Norges Vel and NORAD have been…
ESG among African Private Sector to enhance sustainable business practices in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) (2022-2023)
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has increasingly become an important factor in determining the competitiveness of businesses as they operate in society, with a critical focus on the sustainability of…