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  • 2009

    Beekeeping has been carried out across many generations in Rwanda and plays a critical role in the livelihoods of the rural communities, although it has long remained traditional and of subsistence in nature. This is changing as beekeeping is increasingly taken up as a business enterprise; access to finance is however a key challenge for small entrepreneurs. SNV therefore initiated a Value Chain Financing Study (VCF) assessing the financial needs of current and potential beekeeping entrepreneurs, available opportunities from financial and other institutions, and identifying existing gaps hindering beekeeping entrepreneurs from accessing available financial services. The study also identified several best practices for adoption by SNV and other stakeholders towards enhancing the performance of the sub-sector in a sustainable way.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2009
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Rwanda
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Cash crops
    Topic: 
    Market Access
    Value Chain Development
    Author: 
    The Institute of Community and Organizational Development
    Publisher: 
    SNV; IFAD
    Pages: 
    49
  • 2011

    In June 2010 SNV, together with IFAD, organised a conference on ‘brokering knowledge for upscaling best practices in Inclusive Markets Access in East & Southern Africa’, which brought together over 70 participants from 11 African countries from donor, public and private sector to share experiences. This report summarizes the main issues discussed during the conference, of which the main focus was seeking to bring about systemic change for larger-scale sustainable inclusive markets with a wider significance.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2011
    Region: 
    Africa, World
    Country: 
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Cash crops
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Inclusive Business
    Market Access
    Author: 
    compiled by Roy van der Drift; proof reading and layout by Susan Onyango
    Publisher: 
    SNV and IFAD
    Pages: 
    40
  • 2008

    The main purpose of this study was to explore the potential of camel milk from the Isiolo district in Northern Kenya to access sustainable formal markets. And secondly, establish whether the value chain presents a business case for investments by the private sector and development agencies interested in increased livelihoods of pastoral communities and other actors involved in the value chain.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2008
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Kenya
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Market Access
    Author: 
    Muli Musinga, David Kimenye and Peter Kivolonzi
    Publisher: 
    SNV
    Pages: 
    101
  • 2011
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2011
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Subject: 
    Research & development
    Author: 
    Bertrand Guibert
    Matthias Banzhaf
    Dr. Bio Goura Soule
    Dahiru Hassan Balami
    Ganda Ide
    Publisher: 
    IRAM
    Pages: 
    102
  • 2008

    This annual report provides more detail of the strategic position choices SNV made in East and Southern Africa in 2007 and illustrates our approach with case studies from our practice.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2008
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    Sector: 
    Agriculture, Renewable energy, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
    Publisher: 
    SNV East and Southern Africa
    Pages: 
    44
  • 2010
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2010
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Subject: 
    Government
    Author: 
    Raphaël Yimga Tatchi
    Publisher: 
    SNV Niger
    Pages: 
    2
  • 2008

    La nouvelle stratégie 2007-2015 adoptée par la SNV vise l’amélioration de la Production, du Revenu et de l’Emploi. C’est ainsi qu’elle a choisi de se positionner au niveau de deux filières importantes sur le plan national: le Niébé et l’Oignon. C’est dans ce cadre que cette organisation à diligenté la présente étude afin d’identifier les acteurs porteurs d’impact dans la filière niébé au niveau de la région de Maradi et les niches d’appui en renforcement de leurs capacités. Pour une durée de vingt un jours, l’étude à couvert les communes de Madarounfa, Djiratawa, Dan issa, Guidan roumdji, Tibiri, Dakoro, Kornaka et Tchadoua.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2008
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Cash crops
    Author: 
    Sani Rabiou; Issaka Hamidou
    Publisher: 
    SNV
    Pages: 
    59
  • 2009
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2009
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Publisher: 
    CESAO-PRN
    Pages: 
    80
  • 2009

    The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) commenced in 2005 with the intermediate objective of reducing hunger and malnutrition; increasing school enrollment, retention and attendance and to boost local food production. The GSFP is an initiative under the comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Pillar 3 seeks to enhance food security and reduce hunger in line with the UN-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

    The collaboration between ECASARD/SNV as a local capacity builder necessitated this survey to identify ways of linking the farmers through FBOs to the GSFP as a means of achieving the third objective of the programme i.e.to boost local food production. The objective of the study to establish the level of FBOs /farmers’ engagement in boosting local food production through the GSFP in the Greater Accra Region; this is in accordance with the third objectives of the programme. The study was examined under the following headings; Effectiveness of FBOs in the study area, Farmers’ willingness to market their farm produce to the GSFP, Commonly cultivated crops in the study area and the quantities that farmers are willing to supply to the GSFP and benefit of the GSFP to the farmers.

    The findings show that; about 66% of the FBOs are registered, and 81% of them meet at least once every month. This shows that they are effective and efficient. The main purpose of cultivation by the farmers was income oriented. 21% of the farmers have benefited from the GSFP nevertheless, the only source of benefit was the fact that their children are fed. Further studies that would capture all the actors in the implementation of the GSFP is required. Their views should be collated and used to review the implementation of the programme so far to ensure participation and benefits for all stakeholders.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2009
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Ghana
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Topic: 
    Youth
    Subject: 
    Monitoring & evaluation
    Author: 
    Dr. King-David Amoah; Bright Owusu Asante; Stephen K.B Amoah;
    Publisher: 
    ECASARD
    SNV
    Pages: 
    40
  • 2009

    With this publication we hope to generate and disseminate knowledge useful for those involved in the smallholder agricultural sector. Zimbabwe’s experiences in contract farming are also useful for other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising agricultural productivity in Africa and involving the smallholder farmers in that process is one of the key priorities, as emphasised in the World Development Report 2008 of the World Bank. Contract Farming is one of the pathways to get there.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2009
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Zimbabwe
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Cash crops
    Topic: 
    Market Access
    Subject: 
    Producer Organiations
    Author: 
    M. Dawes, R. Murota, R. Jera, C. Masara, P. Sola
    Publisher: 
    SNV
    Pages: 
    48
  • 2008

    The Rwandan dairy sub-sector has undergone dramatic and dynamic progress after the 1994 war and genocide. Of recent years a number of initiatives from the government, development partners and private investors have been growing. Although the dairy industry has been growing fast, its faced with a number of constraints that provide the challenges for development but equally provide the opportunities for actors who want to invest in the sub-sector.
    This report summarises the trend for the last 10 years to 2020 along the national development strategy and how the dairy sub-sector can provide investment opportunities along the value chain. Dairy is a profitable and one of the best investments that can work properly in the rural areas due its benefits not only as a source of income but also as a way of providing food security and support of crop production through manure.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2008
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Rwanda
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Market Access
    Author: 
    Innocent Rutamu (consultant)
    Publisher: 
    SNV; IFAD
    Pages: 
    50
  • 2010

    Le Niger est le plus grand exportateur de l’oignon en Afrique de l’ouest. Plus de 100.000 paysans nigériens cultivent l’oignon. Pour eux et tous les autres opérateurs de la chaîne (intermédiaires, commerçants, transporteurs), l’oignon est une source importante de revenus. La SNV Niger (www.snvworld.org), et le Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) des Pays*Bas (www.cdi.wur.nl/uk), en collaboration avec la FCMN Niya et Agri*Bilan, ont initié une recherche action intitulée « Eplucher l’oignon» depuis 1 année. Le but des activités de recherche*action est d’identifier des possibilités d’action collective pour tous les acteurs dans la chaîne de valeur d’oignon. Le focus est sur des ‘leviers’ pour induire des changements qui rendent la filière oignon à la fois plus compétitive, inclusive et durable. Après cette phase terrain, nous avons partagé nos résultats lors de cet atelier participatif à Birni N’Konni dans la région de Tahoua. De plus on a stimulé le dialogue entre les différents acteurs autour de la chaine de valeur d’oignon pour arriver aux 25 résolutions de Konni ! Ce rapport est le résultat de cet atelier et dialogue.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2010
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Author: 
    Simone van der Vugt; Ted Schrader; Nina de Boo; Aliou Daddy; Abdousallam Douma; Laouali Salifou
    Publisher: 
    Wageningen UR, Agri-Bilan, SNV
    Pages: 
    58
  • 2010
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2010
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Author: 
    Traoré Nata
    Publisher: 
    SNV Mali
    Pages: 
    4
  • 2011

    Les relations commerciales de la filière oignon sont complexes et basées sur des liens de confiance et de compromis de longue date. Les générations actuelles doivent réaliser que les changements qui s’imposeraient doivent être basés sur l’entente entre producteurs et commerçants. L’oignon est le deuxième produit d’exportation du Niger, après l’uranium. La filière d’oignon rapporte des milliards de devises. Toutefois, le commerce de l’oignon a commencé avec un petit nombre de pionniers qui tentaient leurs chances sur les marchés des pays voisins. C’est au fil du temps que l’intelligence de marché et des réseaux commerciaux se sont développés. Quelques pionniers sont toujours actifs sur la filière. Cet article résume les propos de El hadj Salifou Ousmane (PrésidentNational de l’ANFO) et El hadj Boujé Tanko (Président de la Fédération Régionale de l’ANFO-Tahoua). Ces deux personnalités de la filière oignon regardent en arrière pour retracer les chemins parcourus avant que l’exportation d’oignons ait atteint les niveaux d’aujourd’hui. En regardant vers l’avenir, nos interlocuteurs exhortent les leaders et acteurs d’aujourd’hui d’aller au-delà des intérêts personnels afin de défendre les intérêts des milliers de personnes qui dépendent de la filière.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2011
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Cash crops
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Publisher: 
    SNV Niger; WUR;
    Pages: 
    6
  • 2011

    Programme de Développement Economique Rural de la Région de Koulikoro (DERK), qui a succédé à une première intervention de la SNV sur le développement des filières Karité et Céréales sèches dans le cercle de Dioïla a été perçu comme programme expérimental. Grâce aux principes et approches novateurs sur lesquels ce programme s’est appuyé, des résultats forts intéressants et des leçons bien enrichissantes ont été enregistrés. A partir de septembre 2010, un processus de capitalisation a été entrepris pour documenter et publier ces résultats et ces leçons apprises. Notons, que, les résultats obtenus sont les fruits du développement d’une approche multi- acteurs par la Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture de Koulikoro avec l’accompagnement de la SNV autour des chaînes de valeurs agricoles.
    Ce document est publié afin de contribuer à la réflexion des autorités, des partenaires techniques et financiers et d’autres programmes en vue d’une meilleure orientation des actions futures en faveur du développement des activités des organisations paysannes actives dans les chaînes de valeurs. Cette publication permettra au lecteur de comprendre le dynamisme des acteurs des chaînes de valeurs agricoles appuyées, leur mode de vie, leur pensée, leur capacité d’adaptation et de surmonter des situations difficiles, leur accès au financement, leur accès aux marchés.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2011
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Mali
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Staple food crops
    Cash crops
    Service: 
    Value Chain Development
    Topic: 
    Food Security
    Subject: 
    Programme management
    Publisher: 
    SNV; AOPP; KIT
    Pages: 
    26
  • 2010

    This short article discusses how pastoralists deal with shortages in fodder for their animals. In the light of the incidence of recurrent food and fodder crises, it is urgent to support reflection on the impact of the development of lowlands for farming purposes in pastoral council areas. Other types of development should also be taken into account, particularly activities to reclaim land from 'cash for work' operations which seem to establish farmers' confiscation of developed lands through harvest and sale of straw.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2010
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Author: 
    Traoré Nata
    Publisher: 
    SNV Niger
    Pages: 
    3
  • 2011
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2011
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Niger
    Sector: 
    Agriculture, Renewable energy, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
    Topic: 
    Land Tenure Policies
    Publisher: 
    GeoConseil; SNV Niger
    Pages: 
    43
  • 2010
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2010
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Ghana
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Cash crops
    Topic: 
    Governance
    Subject: 
    Producer Organiations
    Author: 
    Centre for Rural Enterprise Development
    Publisher: 
    SNV Ghana
    Pages: 
    40
  • 2008
    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    English
    Year: 
    2008
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Kenya
    Sector: 
    Agriculture
    Sub-sector: 
    Meat and milk
    Topic: 
    Value Chain Development
    Author: 
    Ynze van der Valk
    Publisher: 
    SNV; FARMCO BV, Netherlands; Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Pages: 
    54
  • 2013

    The 2012 SNV Mali annual report gives an insight of activities undertaken during the year in the country. The report also includes illustrations depicting the year achievements in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Health and Tousrim.

    Type: 
    Report
    Language: 
    Français
    Year: 
    2013
    Region: 
    Africa
    Country: 
    Mali, Senegal
    Sector: 
    Agriculture, Renewable energy, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
    Publisher: 
    SNV Mali
    Pages: 
    36
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