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…
Study on SMEs and Value Chains and Trade Development in Southern Africa (Sep 2022 – June 2023)
This UNECA funded assignment sought to understand the challenges and opportunities that MSMEs face in growing their participation in national, regional and global value chains. It prioritized cases where innovation…
Malawi Coordinated Border Management Support (Sep 2021 – Sep 2022)
With support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group under the Malawi Trade Project, the Government of Malawi embarked on a program of reform and modernization…
EIB Intermediated Lending Operations for Agri-Food Sector SMEs Integrating Smallholders (2020-2024)
The purpose of this technical assistance programme is to support access to finance for the agricultural sector in Malawi and Zambia by (i) enhancing financial institution’s capacity to assess, execute…
Policy and economic opportunities assessment for the MARS cocoa sector vision in Indonesia (2022-2023)
Indonesia is one of the few remaining cocoa producers in South-East Asia, ranking first in regional production. MARS is committed to the sustainable development of the cocoa sector in Indonesia,…
Optimising carbon sequestration opportunities in community wealth building in Argyll & Bute (2022)
Imani Development managed a programme of work packages aimed at ‘Optimising carbon sequestration opportunities in community wealth building in Argyll and Bute’. This required local knowledge through our Scottish office…
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…