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This case study describes the transformation of coffee cooperative COCAMU from being a donor driven association to a business oriented cooperative. COCAMU’s mission is to contribute to a positive change in the livelihoods of its members through the improvement of quality and quantity of the coffee production, and accessing better markets. SNV Rwanda has been providing capacity development services, with the aim of strengthening the organisational and institutional capacities of COCAMU in the coffee industry.

Ninety per cent of the household in Samburu District practice traditional pastoralism. For most pastoralists, livestock is not produced for subsistence alone, but livestock sales ensure conversion of the livestock value to cash currency when the need arises. However, as is common in most pastoralist communities, inefficiencies in livestock value chain result in low returns for producers. SNV, in partnership with Samburu Integrated Development programme (SIDEP), a local NGO, and Samburu County Council explored establishing primary markets with the aim of increasing income for producers and the county council, without compromising the quality of the produce. This case describes the successes and lessons learned from this business model.

This case study describes the innovative mainstream approach used by SNV Mozambique to link the tourism There is a follow up case in 2009 entitled "The case of the Programmatic Approach in Tourism– Inhambane peninsula, Mozambique (“A Terra de Boa Gente (The land of good people) – PART II)"

See also: Inclusive Business at SNV

This case study focuses on the northern part of Ghana, where for many women the main source of income is the production of shea butter processed from shea nuts. In order to create alternative funding sources for female shea harvesters, SNV supported the development of a community-based micro finance initiative ‘Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs). SNV provided capacity-building to more than 480 VSLAs, equipping them with the skills to manage their own saving and credit system, and enabling them to engage in contractual arrangements.

Although they do not receive much recognition, agro-dealers are major economic drives in rural areas. This case describes SNV’s experiences with the Rural Agriculture Revitalisation Programme (RARP). The programme is designed with other partners to encourage wholesalers to avail inputs to smallholder farmers by placing inputs in agro-dealer stores close to rural farmers. The programme is operating in all eight rural provinces of Zimbabwe.

Cette fiche thématique constitue un extrait de l’étude en question, elle présente de manière spécifique les principaux défis que les acteurs de l’élevage sahélien doit relever pour poursuivre son développement dans le contexte économique actuel.

Cette fiche thématique est un extrait de l’étude en question. Elle présente de manière spécifique les données présentées concernant les flux et la demande urbaine.

Cette fiche thématique constitue un extrait de l’étude en question, elle présente de manière spécifique: les acteurs des filières bétail sur pied – diversité, savoir-faire, intérêts communs, stratégies d’alliances et concurrences.

Cette fiche thématique est un extrait de l’étude en question. Elle présente de manière spécifique les enseignements tirés des expériences d’appui à l’implication des organisations d’éleveurs dans la gestion des marchés à bétail.