World Bank Group (WBG) – Firm Graduation Criteria Assessment Survey (2021/22)
The World Bank Group contracted ICL to conduct 500 surveys with non-micro (4+ employees) SMEs in Blantyre and Lilongwe cities. The surveys measured certain capabilities and characteristics of business owners…
GIZ – Midline study: Aquaculture Value Chains for Higher Income and Food Security [AVCP Malawi] (2021)
Midline study which sought to update quantitative and qualitative figures which ICL collected at baseline, to gauge impact and progress against AVCP’s goals for project implementation. As at baseline, the…
Research Triangle Institute (RT) – Food Systems Research and Stakeholder Engagement (2022)
RTI international approached Imani to conduct research on two nutritious value chains – fish and dairy – in Malawi, with specific reference to the external domain and market-side factors impacting…
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – Empowering Producers in Commercial Agriculture [EPIC] (2021)
EPIC aims to empower rural producers and their wider communities to influence public decisions and private sector conduct in favour of bottom-up, locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial…
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ethical Tea Partnership (ETP) – Climate Change Research Amongst Female Tea Growers (2022)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ethical Tea Partnership, under the FCDO’s Work and Opportunities for Women Programme (WOW), entrusted Imani to conduct research on the impacts of climate change on female tea…
Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund (Apr 2014 – Dec 2022)
The Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund (MICF) is a US$ 22 million competitive, transparent mechanism that provides grant finance for innovative projects proposed by the private sector in Malawi’s agricultural and…
Africa RISE (Reform for Investment & Sustainable Economies Facility) (Jan 2021 – Dec 2024)
Africa RISE is a EUR 12.7 million technical assistance facility funded by the European Union, which aims is to promote business development and improve the investment climate in Eastern Africa,…
Botswana DRC Market Entry and Warehouse Feasibility Study (Aug 2021 – Apr 2022)
The DRC is the 15th largest importer in Africa, making it an important potential market for any country actively pursuing export-led growth. Through the EU Africa RISE (Reform for Investment…
Feasibility study for setting up a commercially viable Wool Testing Laboratory in Lesotho (May – Dec 2021)
Imani Development is part of a consortium of partners delivering the Africa Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies (RISE) programme. The 12.7 million Euro technical assistance facility is aimed…
Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund (Aug 2020 – June 2021)
Emerging from an existing partnership between Mondelēz International and Fairtrade under the Climate Change and Organisational Strengthening Programme, the Cadbury Farmer Resilience Fund was funded by the Vulnerable Supply Chains…
eSwatini Trade Information Portal (Feb 2020 – Oct 2020)
The Government of Eswatini, through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade (and supported by the WB and IFC), launched the Eswatini Trade Information Portal (ETIP). The ETIP will make…
Development of the Statutes and a Resource Mobilisation Plan and Initiative for the AfCFTA Adjustment Facility (2020 – 2021)
The AfCFTA is an important step towards rationalizing Africa’s regional trade arrangements to deepen economic integration and draw on economies of scale and development of regional value chains to accelerate…